Chhatrapati Shivaji Tattva

Seven ideas. One approach to leadership.

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj pointing to his naval boats and Sindhudurg Fort in the Sindhu Sagar (Arabian Sea)

CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI TATTVA

Lessons from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in purposeful leadership, Swaraj, strategic courage and institution-building.

Rajmata Jijabai and Chhatrapati envisioned and built Swaraj

Maryada

Tricolour at Lal Chowk, 2022, as I had told General Bipin Rawat in Assam in 2015

Chhatrapati’s seal — rule dedicated to the welfare of the people

Courage

My gift medallion to spread people-friendly ethos among soldiers in Kashmir, 2020-22

Capture of Torna Fort, an early milestone in Shivaji Maharaj’s 360-fort journey

Knowledge

Installing 100-foot Tricolour at Haer Parbat Fort, Srinagar in 2021 for a stamp of India

Rajavyavahar Kosh: to promote indigenous language & culture

Equality

Me, a sevak in Kangundi, as Bheema to promote Mahabharata Natakam

"हे राज्य व्हावे हे तो श्रींच्या मनात फार आहे."

He rājya vhāve he to Śrīñcyā manāt phār āhe.

“THAT THIS SWARAJYA BE ESTABLISHED IS THE DEEP WISH OF SHRI (THE DEVINE) HIMSELF.”

— CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI MAHARAJ, LETTER OF 1645

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