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{{more citations needed|date=September 2018}}{{Infobox holiday | {{more citations needed|date=September 2018}}{{Infobox holiday | ||
|holiday_name = | | holiday_name = Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj birth anniversary | ||
|type = Social | | type = Social | ||
|image = Shivaji Maharaj Raigad.jpg | | image = Shivaji Maharaj Raigad.jpg | ||
|caption = [[Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] Shiv Shankar | | caption = [[Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]] Chhatrapati Shiv Shankar | ||
| official_name = Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti | |||
|official_name = | | nickname = (Chhatrapati) Shivajayanti , Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj birth anniversary. | ||
|nickname = Shivajayanti, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj birth anniversary. | | observedby = Community, Historical Celebrations, Cultural | ||
|observedby = Community, Historical Celebrations | | significance = Celebrates the birth anniversary of [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]. | ||
|significance =Celebrates the birth anniversary of [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]]. | | ends = | ||
|ends = | | date = 19 February 1870 (according to Julian date initially, but now celebrated on the same date according to Gregorian calendar); Krishna paksha 3 Falgun 1551 (Shalivahana [[Hindu calendar]]) | ||
|date = 19 February 1870 (according to Julian date) | | date2017 = | ||
|date2017= | | date2018 = | ||
|date2018= | | celebrations = 1 Day | ||
|celebrations = 1 Day | | observances = 2 times a year | ||
|observances = 2 times a year | | frequency = Yearly | ||
|frequency= Yearly | | relatedto = | ||
|relatedto = | |||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti''', also known simply as '''Shiv Jayanti''', is a festival and public holiday of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. This festival is celebrated on February 19, celebrating the birth anniversary of [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj]], the first [[Chhatrapati]] and founder of the [[Maratha Empire]]. He restablished Hindavi Swarajya [Hindavī Svarājya; "Self-Rule of the hindavi people"]. Some people celebrate this day as per Hindu Calendar in Maharashtra.<ref name=":0"> | ||
{{harvnb|Pagadi, Shivaji|1983|p=98}}: "It was a bid for '' | {{harvnb|Pagadi, Shivaji|1983|p=98}}: "It was a bid for ''Hindavi Swarajya'' (Indian rule), a term used in Marathi sources of history." | ||
</ref><ref>{{citation |last=Smith |first=Wilfred C. |authorlink=Wilfred Cantwell Smith |title=On Understanding Islam: Selected Studies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVTH0MepJBYC |year=1981 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-11-082580-0 | | </ref><ref>{{citation |last=Smith |first=Wilfred C. |authorlink=Wilfred Cantwell Smith |title=On Understanding Islam: Selected Studies |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TVTH0MepJBYC |year=1981 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-11-082580-0 |page=195}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1870, [[Jyotirao Phule|Mahatma Phule]] started celebration of Shivaji Jayanti{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} which was then taken forward by [[Bal Gangadhar Tilak]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Shivangani|date=2022-02-18|title=Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti 2022: History, Significance and Celebrations|url=https://www.thequint.com/lifestyle/art-and-culture/chhatrapati-shivaji-maharaj-jayanti-2022-history-significance-celebrations|access-date=2022-02-19|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-19|title=Shivaji Jayanti 2022: Celebrate the day by sharing these wishes, messages and quotes with your loved ones|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/shivaji-jayanti-2022-celebrate-the-day-by-sharing-these-wishes-messages-and-quotes-with-your-loved-ones-10383961.html/amp|access-date=2022-02-19|website=Firstpost|language=en}}</ref> | |||
Shiv Jayanti is the birth anniversary of great Maratha ruler Shivaji | Shiv Jayanti is the birth anniversary of great Maratha ruler Shivaji Maharaj. Shivaji Maharaj was born on Marathi [[Hindu calendar|Shalivahana Hindu calendar]] Falgun's Krishna paksha 3, 1551<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti as per tithi, tomorrow; here's all you need to know |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/chhatrapati-shivaji-jayanti-as-per-tithi-tomorrow-heres-all-you-need-to-know |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}</ref>/[[Julian calendar|Julian]] February 19, 1630, in [[Shivneri Fort]]. The error of not converting the Julian date to the corresponding Gregorian one is still not corrected.<ref>{{Cite book |last=1911- |first=Karaka, D. F. (Dosoo Framjee) |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/586056192 |title=Shivaji portrait of an early Indian |date=1969 |publisher=Times of India Press |oclc=586056192}}</ref> Shivaji Maharaj is considered as the greatest Maratha ruler who carved an enclave from the declining [[Adil Shahi dynasty|Adilshahi sultanate]] of Bijapur that became the start of the [[Maratha Empire]]. At the young age of 16, Shivaji Maharaj seized the Torna fort and by the age of 17 had seized the [[Raigad fort|Raigad]] and [[Kondana]] forts. Shivaji Maharaj as he is popularly known was named Shivaji Bhosale and was a member of the [[Bhonsles of Nagpur|Bhonsle Maratha clan]]. Shivaji Maharaj promoted the use of [[Marathi language|Marathi]] and [[Sanskrit]] in court and administration, rather than using [[Persian language|Persian]] which was the norm in those times. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||