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RANANGAN IS A HISTORICAL PLAY WRITTEN BY WELL-KNOWN MARATHI AUTHOR SHRI VISHWAS PATIL. THE PLAY IS BASED ON THE THIRD BATTLE OF PANIPAT ON 14TH JANUARY 1761 BETWEEN MARATHAS AND AFGHAN EMPEROR AHMED SHAH ABDALI. THE BATTLE TOOK PLACE IN A VILLAGE CALLED PANIPAT NEAR DELHI (INDIA) IN THE 18TH CENTURY. THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE MARATHAS & MUGHALS WHICH WAS KNOWN AS `AHMADIYA KARAAR ( AHMADIYA AGREEMENT ). AS PER THIS AGREEMENT, MARATHAS WOULD DEFEND THE MUGHALS WHENEVER IN DANGER. AFGHAN EMPEROR AHMED SHAH ABDALI PLANNED TO ATTACK MUGHALS AND CAPTURE DELHI. WHEN THE MARATHAS GOT THIS NEWS, ALONG WITH 1 LACK SOLDIERS THEY MARCHED TOWARDS DELHIL. THE BATTLE HELD AT PANIPAT. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MARATHAS LOST THIS BATTLE. EVEN THOUGH THEY LOST THE BATTLE, AHMED SHAH ABDALI HAD TO ESCAPE FROM THE COUNTRY. THE RESULT OF THIS WAR WAS, THAT AFGHANIES NEVER EVER DARE TO ATTACK INDIA.

"While choosing a good bullock for farming, you skirt around for hours at end in weekly markets. then why don`t you spare a few minutes looking for a good son-in-law for your dear daughter?" it was an ardent question asked by Aambi`s aunt to Aambi`s father the legendary novelist vishwas patil penned this novel `aambi` when he was just 17 years old. It got published during those days in the new writers support scheme of the Maharashtra government. Mr. Patil emerged in marathi literature with a female protagonist. portraying the lives of women, their struggles and sacrifices in the rural areas and penning real and unforgettable characters, he threw light on the hardships and sorrows of the rural people. We are proudly publishing this novel which was unavailable to readers for a long time.

About the BookTHE THIRD BATTLE OF PANIPAT-THE FINAL ONE, THE BLOODIEST OF THEM ALLThe Marathas and the king of Afghanistan, Ahmad Shah Abdali, fought to claim the throne of Delhi. While the face-off had stretched on for months on the elevated flat land of Panipat, the actual conflict took place on 14 January 1761. 150,000 soldiers lost their lives, and about 80,000 horses, bullocks and elephants were slaughtered. The Maratha warriors and their allies defied the bitter cold of the north and months of starvation, fighting to the last man. The campaign brought the Maratha empire to its knees, emptying out its coffers and decimating an entire generation. This battle most horrific has dazzled generations of historians. Its tactics, ingenious battle formations and fortifications, its reputation as the supreme war of wits has kept the third battle of Panipat alive in public memory. But a war is not only glory and splendour. It is fought by flesh-and-blood people who come alive in Vishwas Patil's Panipat.Panipat, has received thirty-eight awards since its publication in 1988, and sold more than 2,50,000 copies.About the AuthorVishwas Patil is one of the most acclaimed Marathi writers today. He has written iconic novels like Ranangan, Chandramukhi, Pangira, Zadazadati, Panipat and Sambhaji. He received the Nath Madhav Award and the Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award for Panipat; the Priyadarshini National Award, the Vikhe Patil Award and the Sahitya Akademi Award for Zhadazdati; and the Gadkari Award for Mahanayak.

About the BookFIRST PUBLISHED IN MARATHI IN 1998, THE NOVEL HAS BEEN TRANSLATED INTO FOURTEEN INDIAN AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES.This iconic Marathi novel by Vishwas Patil brings originality and new ideas to the most storied of lives-Subhas Chandra Bose. Possibly the most enigmatic figure in the history of India's freedom struggle, Bose's ideological differences with the two stalwarts of the Independence movement, Gandhi and Nehru, split the Congress down the middle. And yet he held them in high esteem, just as they admired him. While Bose asserted the independence of his own values even as he sought help from the Axis powers-Nazi Germany, Italy and later Japan-during World War II, for the cause of a free India, it was seen as treasonous and dangerous by many.Vishwas Patil recreates the life of a man who was twice elected president of the Congress, and quit to follow his own vision, forming the Indian National Army. His defiant nationalism provoked anger and distrust. Mahanayak traces Netaji's steps from India to Germany, Italy, Singapore, Japan and Burma, to paint a complex portrait of a man of immense strengths and fatal failings. Rich with details drawn from the colossal canvas of the Indian revolution, this is an immersive historical novel that reads like a fast-paced thriller.About the AuthorVishwas Patil is one of the most acclaimed Marathi writers today. He has written iconic novels like Ranangan, Chandramukhi, Pangira, Zadazadati, Panipat and Sambhaji. He received the Nath Madhav Award and the Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Award for Panipat; the Priyadarshini National Award, the Vikhe Patil Award and the Sahitya Akademi Award for Zhadazdati; and the Gadkari Award for Mahanayak.