ON THE occasion of Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti, Union Minister Kishan Reddy paid floral tributes to the statue of Shivaji near Mahatma Gandhi Bus station, Gowliguda here in Hyderabad. Along with Kishan Reddy, former State Minister Etala Rajinder, MLAs Venkataramana Reddy and Rakesh Reddy and many senior BJP leaders participated. Union Minister Kishan Reddy said that 394th birth anniversary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is being celebrated in a grand manner. “The Central Government also organises massive Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti celebrations in Maharashtra. Shivaji Maharaj was a valiant and brave man who faced many enemies and led an exemplary administration” the Union Minister said. The Minister also reiterated that 8 forts named after Shivaji in Maharashtra have been sent to the United Nations for UNESCO recognition on behalf of the Government of India and the Department of Culture. In January this year the Government announced that, “Maratha Military Landscapes of India” will be India’s nomination for recognition as UNESCO World Heritage List for the year 2024-25.

 

The twelve component parts of this nomination are, Salher fort, Shivneri fort, Lohgad, Khanderi fort, Raigad, Rajgad, Pratapgad, Suvarnadurg, Panhala Fort, Vijay durg, Sindhudurg in Maharashtra and Gingee Fort in Tamil Nadu. These components, distributed across diverse geographical and physiographic regions, showcase the strategic military powers of the Maratha rule. There are more than 390 forts in Maharashtra out of which only 12 forts are selected under the Maratha Military Landscapes of India, of these eight forts are protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. The inception of the Maratha Military ideology dates back to 17th Century during the reign of the Maratha King Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by the 1670 CE and continued through subsequent rules until Peshwa rule till 1818 CE. At present in India there are 42 World Heritage sites, out of which 34 are cultural sites, seven are natural sites whereas one is mixed site. In Maharashtra there are six World Heritage Sites, five cultural and one natural.

 

CM Shinde, Deputy CMs pay tribute at Shivneri Fort: MAHARASHTRA Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as well as Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar paid tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his birth anniversary on Monday at Shivneri Fort in Pune. The legendary warrior king was born in 1630 in Shivneri in the district’s Junnar tehsil. Shinde and the two deputy CMs attended various programmes to mark the occasion, including the ‘cradle ceremony’ at the fort. Addressing the gathering at the event, Shinde lauded the contribution of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and said he was an able administrator and king of commoners (Rayatecha Raja ). Shinde said the nomination of 11 forts from Maharashtra in the UNESCO World Heritage sites by Prime Minister Modi was a matter of pride for the State. Mah Governor Ramesh Bais pays tribute to Chhatrapati Shivaji: Governor Ramesh Bais paid floral tributes to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on his 394th birth anniversary at Raj Bhawan on Monday.