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title: "When was the Who was Shivaji ? written?"  
description: "When was the Who was Shivaji ? written?"  
author: "Rajib Ahluwalia"  
published: 2018-08-27  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written  
category: "books & novels"  
tags: ["books and literature"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# When was the Who was Shivaji ? written?

When was the Who was Shivaji ? written?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

Icon of **Hindutva**, Is he a feudal potentate or a peasant king? Cow protector and brahman ruler or shudra ruler? Conquistador in the Middle Ages? **[Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written), who was he**? This short, easy-to-read novel offers a fresh take on a well-known **Indian hero**. **[Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written)**will never be the same after this.

**Govind Pansare** was a well-known **public intellectual in Maharashtra**. And among the most courageous. An assassin assassinated him. His logical vision of **human history**, on the other hand, is unstoppable. This work exemplifies the power of ideas.

**Govind Pansare wrote the book 'Who is [Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written)?'** which will be published by **LeftWord Books on January 1, 2020**.

Govind Pansare was a **Communist Party of India** politician from **India's left-wing (CPI)**. He was also the author of **[Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written) Kon Hota?**, a best-selling **Marathi language** biography of **17th-century monarch [Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written)**.

On **February 16, 2015**, he and his **wife** were attacked in **Kolhapur district by gun-wielding attackers**. On the **20th of February, he died of his wounds.**

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Pansare has published **21 novels**, most of them are social critiques. **[Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written) Kon Hota?** is his most well-known piece. It was based on a **May 1987** speech he made. It clashed with **Hindutva ideology** and right-wing organizations like the **Shiv Sena**, for whom king **[Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written)** serves as a symbol.

In his book, Pansare claims that **[Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written)** was a secular ruler who appointed **Muslims** as his generals. **[Shivaji](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48571/when-was-the-who-was-shivaji-written)**, he added, revered women, abolished serfdom, and elevated women to high positions.

The book is available in **Hindi**, **English**, **Tamil**, **Kannada**, **Malayalam**, **Urdu**, **Gujarati**, and **Urdu**. The book has gone through **38 editions** since its original printing in **1988**, with each print run ranging from **3000** to **5000 copies**. Over **1,45,000 copies** have been **sold**.


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