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Strongholds of Western India: THE FORTS OF MAHARASHTRA

Edited By :- Shikha Jain , Rima Hooja

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Type: English

Pages: xii + 198

Format: Hard Bound

ISBN-13: 978-81-7305-613-0

Edition: 1st

Publisher: ARYAN BOOKS INTERNATIONAL

Size: 22cm x 28cm

Product Year: 2021

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Maharashtra presents an unparalleled geographical setting with about 740 kilometres of the Konkan coastal stretch, Western Ghats along with the Sahyadri Hills recognised globally as World Heritage Site for its biodiversity, and the Deccan Plateau moving from the western to the eastern edge of the state. This extraordinary cultural landscape was judiciously used for defence through centuries of its history. The fortifications of Maharashtra, largely unknown and unexplored are spread as a guarded network of a defence system across the panoramic natural setting, while each fort exhibits extraordinary individualistic planning and distinctive style pertaining to its typology.

This book is one of the first to document and showcase the fortified cultural landscape of the state of Maharashtra. The book not only narrates the military strategy of the Maratha Kingdom and the extraordinary contribution of Chhatrapati Shivaji to guerrilla warfare and naval forces, but also outlines the range of forts typology in the state, including complete documentation, technical analysis and recommendations of specific forts for promoting this exceptional heritage of Maharashtra.

Preface

– Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati

I. Maharashtra Region and Its Military Landscape

1. Maharashtra Forts: Terrain, Lifestyle and Military Tactics

– Rajendra Shende and Aanand Kharade

2. The Vision of Chhatrapati Shivaji: Forts Network and Guerrilla Warfare

– Pramod Mande (Late)

II. Coastal and Sea Forts

3. Coastal and Sea Forts: Maritime Military Landscape of Central Konkan

– Archana Deshmukh

4. Historic Forts of Mumbai

– Komal Potdar

III. Sahyadri and the Hill Forts

5. Rajgad: Glory of the First Maratha Capital

– Malojirao Jagdale

6. Raigad: Capital Fort of Chhatrapati Shivaji

– Kirtida Unwalla and Sasmit Acharekar

IV. Guards of the Trading Routes in Desh and Marathwada

7. Shivneri Fort: The Birthplace of Chhatrapati Shivaji

– Sachin Vidyadhar Joshi

8. Devgiri to Daulatabad: Conservation and Management

– Tejas Garge

9. Lesser Known Forts in Marathwada: An Introduction

– Tejaswini Aphale

V. Conclusion

10. Positioning the Western Strongholds within Military Landscape and World Heritage in India

– Shikha Jain

Appendix

Architectural Elements in the Forts of Maharashtra

– Archana Deshmukh

Bibliography

Index

Shikha Jain represented India as a Cultural Heritage expert and steered all matters related to World Heritage as Member Secretary, Advisory Committee on World Heritage to the Ministry of Culture during India’s term in the World Heritage Committee from 2011-2015. As Director, DRONAH, she has led more than 40 conservation projects across India in the last decade. She has worked as consultant to UNESCO on specific missions. She is the Asia Pacific Regional representative of the International Scientific Committee ICOFORT, ICOMOS and Visiting Fellow at the UNESCO Category 2 Centre, Wildlife Insitute of India, Dehradun.

Archaeologist, historian and writer, Rima Hooja is Consultant Director (Archives) at the City Palace Museum, Jaipur, a former Member of India’s National Monuments Authority, and former Director of Minnesota University’s MSID India Program. With a MA in History, Post-graduate Certificate in Archaeology (Cambridge, UK), and a PhD in Archaeology, also from Cambridge University, Rima has held several academic posts, including Associate Professor, Indian Tradition & Culture, Kota Open University, and Visiting Fellow, Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur.

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