I moved to Chennai almost four years ago and wrote this article based on my experience then. Now, I think I understand this city relatively better than I used to in my first year here. Therefore, I have made some major updates to this article. ...

Har Har Mahadev and Jai Bhavani were the slogans. Shivaji belonged not just to Maharashtra but India. There is so much to learn from the life of Shivaji that one could become a great leader by just reading his life history. He laid the foundation for Hindu Swarajya and his army included Muslims as well. ...

Heroes were made by the contributions of their people. Shivaji was gifted with such people who would not think twice to put their lives on the line. Shiva, the barber was one of them. Though he doesn't appear anywhere else in the history but his contribution in the escape of Shivaji from Siddi Jauhar's plans is worth reading. ...