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The Legend of Bahirji-Naik: Raiders of Surat (Book I)
The Legend of Bahirji-Naik: Raiders of Surat (Book I)
The Legend of Bahirji-Naik: Raiders of Surat (Book I)
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Maratha Swarajya, 1663: The dream of a kingdom of the people envisioned by Raje Shivaji, is crumbling. There are enemies to the North, and to the South. The constant attacks have ravaged the Swarajya’s armies and depleted its treasury. The Mughal Subhedar Shaistekhan, sits encamped with his occupying army in the Maratha’s ancestral city – Pune. All hope seems lost.

Merely driving Shaistekhan out of Pune is not going to be enough. To survive, Raje must replenish the Swarajya’s treasuries and rebuild its armies. A hundred kos to the North lies the city of Surat, a hell-hole of corruption and guile, but rich with gold. An attack on Surat would solve all Raje’s problems. But Surat lies deep in Mughal territory, defended by Mughal Subhedar Inayat Khan, with a garrison of five thousand trained troops.
The Swarajya’s hope of survival now depends on a seemingly impossible mission. The brunt will be borne by the Guptachar corps, led by Bahirji-Naik, and their new apprentice, Shashidhwaj, a mere boy of sixteen, using everything they know, to achieve fatteh. Can the Guptachars lead Raje’s army to Surat, negotiating such a vast stretche of hostile Mughal territory? Can they devise a way to beat the defenders of the city? Above all, can the Maratha Swarajya prevail? Or will it be destroyed like the hundreds of others who dared stand against the mighty Mughal Empire?

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Release dateApr 21, 2022
ISBN9788194804390
The Legend of Bahirji-Naik: Raiders of Surat (Book I)
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Shreyas Bhave

SHREYAS BHAVE, an Electrical Engineer from VNIT Nagpur, is one of India’s youngest experts on railway electrification. He also administers an entrepreneurial YouTube channel at ‘Our First Million’. He also leads his rock music group ‘Shreyas and The Skinners’, who released their debut album Flux in 2021. Possessed by an abiding love of history, Shreyas was inspired to take on the challenge of writing a fictionalized account based on historical records supplemented by the rich folklore surrounding the legendary figure of Asoka. The trilogy was released to widespread acclaim and has been acquired for the screen. Prisoner Of Yakutsk, a modern-day thriller based on the mystery surrounding the disappearance of Netaji Subhash Bose, was published in 2019. The present book is the second in the trilogy based on the thrilling adventures of Chhatrapati Shivaji’s intelligenceduo, Bahirji-Naik (see Author’s Note at the end of the book). Shreyas enjoys song-writing, composing music, sketching and painting in watercolour. He plays the guitar and enjoys hiking up to the hill forts of Maharashtra, replete with their hoary history and ghosts from the past.Other books by Shreyas BhavePrince Of PatliputraStorm From TaxilaNemesis Of KalingaPrisoner Of Yakutsk

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