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A glorious legacy:

- By Vishal Bhosle

Who we were..
We are members of a legendary community with a glorious history. We Marathas are a blend of the Warrior and Agrarian classes, speaking Marathi. We generally have our roots in Maharashtra, which happens to be the birthplace of our community. Members of our community are found in large numbers in Karnataka, Goa, and Madhya Pradesh & Gujarat. Of course there are many who have migrated to greener patches for professional reasons.
Our community largely comprises members from the warrior's clan and landowner's clan. It is significant to note that there were originally 96 royal Marathi clans which have expanded over the years.

We Marathas hold the legendary 'Chhatrapati Shri Shivaji Maharaj', who brought pride to this community at a very high esteem. The fame and name to our community was bought into the limelight when many brave warriors gave their lives during various epic wars that have taken place in the history of India.

Our community's birthplace, Maharashtra, is a culturally significant region due to its location and also due to its rich legacy.
Our community follows certain ethnic customs and social traditions uniquely representing the traits of Marathas.

Who we are today..

We are considered as one of the most powerful communities in Maharashtra, not only because we are the largest but because we have entered modern post-independence politics with an assurance that can come only of many generations` experience in the art of ruling and manoeuvring. Many members of our community have flourished considerably over the past few centuries.

Interesting to know...

Although we were brave warriors, we were proud artisans too.

  • One of the masterpieces of Maratha sculpture was the bronze image of Ammani Amma, the wife of Pratapsingh. It is a Portrait figure. It is now in the temple of Tiruvidaimarudur. Another sculpture was the silver plated bullvahana in Tanjore temple. The stone sculptures of the King Sarfoji II were an excellent piece of Art.
  • The mural paintings in the front mandapa of the subramaniya shrine in the Brahagdeeswara temple at Tanjore are classical examples of Maratha painting. The valuable portrait paintings of the Maratha rulers adorn the inner walls of Tanjore palace and Saraswathi Mahal.