Maharani Yesubai (महाराणी येसूबाई) by Suvarna Naik Nimbalkar

"MAHARANI YESUBAI – A SYMBOL OF SACRIFICE IN THE MARATHA DYNASTY.. MAHARANI YESUBAI WAS A BEACON OF SACRIFICE AND RESILIENCE IN THE MARATHA DYNASTY. FOLLOWING THE BRUTAL MURDER OF HER HUSBAND, SHE SET ASIDE PERSONAL INTERESTS AND PLACED RAJARAM MAHARAJ ON THE THRONE, FOREGOING HER OWN SON SHAHU’S CLAIM. A FEARLESS WARRIOR, SHE TOOK TO THE BATTLEFIELD TO PROTECT HER PEOPLE. EVEN DURING HER IMPRISONMENT UNDER AURANGZEB, SHE NEVER WAVERED IN HER DIGNITY AND SELF-RESPECT. DURING THIS TIME, SHE IMPARTED THE VALUES OF HINDUISM AND RAJDHARMA TO SHAHU MAHARAJ. YEARS LATER, AFTER SHAHU MAHARAJ’S RELEASE, SHE CONTINUED TO GUIDE HIM WITH WISDOM, OFFERING COUNSEL WITHOUT INTERFERING IN GOVERNANCE. THIS IS THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OF MAHARANI YESUBAI—A STRATEGIST, DIPLOMAT, AND SELFLESS LEADER—WHO DEDICATED HERSELF TO PRESERVING MARATHA UNITY AND SAFEGUARDING SWARAJYA IN THE AFTERMATH OF CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJI MAHARAJ’S ASSASSINATION."