Marathi - Latche marathi Aetihasik Lekh Part 02

Author(s): Vidyanand Swami Srivastava
Publisher: Aietihasik Gaurava Granthmala

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8 Not only the political affairs were treated in suoh light hearted way but matrimonial sacred ties even inet no better treatment at their hands. Rajput princes were compelled to marry their daugh.
d progeny of such marraiges was not considered fit for succession to their newly established Gadis. This concubinely treatment meted out by Marathas who had forced the Rajputs to marry theio daughters, created great resentment resulting in inter. nal troubles and falling of their rose dreamy castle of supremecy over India. Besides this, Rajput princesses married to Marathas were left in lurch to morn and lament through out their life. Was not this A cruel treatment P But right can't stand the might. Power makes everything right and tolerable. Stundents of History might be laughing now finding attempts of present day Marathas to link out thier lineage and descent from famous Rajput Houses and besides thier eagnrness to bring them. selves out on the parallel line with the Rajput. Eut their past Conduct with the Rajput princesses married to them suficent proof of their Social Status,
4. The beauty of the fun is, that though the Marathas were themselves accused of falshood, they have accused others as liars, treacherous unreliable and so on.
Hundreds of books & dozens of periodicals have been issued by Official and Non-official agencies. They are mainly devoted establish ng High Administrative standard, Martial spirit and Military skill of those engaged in building the Maratha Samrajya. Draw backs and defects are generally passed over or ignored while minor flaw of other side, with whom they came in confict, are shown with utmost exaggera-ion No historion of even common standing can agree to accept any picture of historical narratives AS cam plete unless both sides are dipicted with atmost zeal and oare. Here we find Maratha writers lacking even common curtsey
6. We have nathing to say against Non-official publications but we have certainly got much to complain aganist official ones The temprature of our protest reaches the zenith point, when we find Government acquiting themsalves by announ. cing on the forefront of every publication "Government do not share any responsiblity for comment and views expressed by the authour wihle no comment or views are expresred by the authour either way. Government can easily point cut that the gates of