Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti | Sanskrit, Hindi, English Quotes and Greetings

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Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti (शिव जयन्ती) is celebrated on 19th February as per the Julian calendar every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj, the great warrior and Maratha ruler. It is also celebrated on Phalgun Vadya Tritiya as per the Hindu almanac (as per Amanta lunar calendar followed in Maharashtra). Team Cultural Samvaad has put together a medley of quotes in Sanskrit, Hindi and English which include the famous Shiva Raja Mudra and also extol this giant among kings.

Did you know that 12 forts (11 in Maharashtra and 1 Tamil Nadu) which are testimony to the Maratha military ideology that was inaugurated by Shivaji Maharaj were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List as the ‘Maratha Military Landscapes of India’ in 2025?

Letter written by Shivaji Maharaj to Aurangzeb on the levy of Jaziya

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The Cultural Samvaad Editorial Team researches, curates and develops content on Indian culture, heritage and civilisation under the editorial direction of Garima Chaudhry — guest faculty at Mumbai University and KJ Somaiya Institute of Dharma Studies, founder of Hiranya Growth Partners LLP, and alumna of XLRI Jamshedpur. All content is editorially reviewed on a best efforts basis for accuracy, cultural sensitivity and scholarly rigour before publication. Cultural Samvaad's coverage spans - traditions of Indic origin: Sanatan | Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism; Sanskrit and primary texts in multiple langauges; ancient civilisations and history; India's Freedom Movement; India's Constitution and the Republic of India; Bharat's tangible and intangible heritage including UNESCO World Heritage and Indian arts among others.

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