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Author – Harishchandra Sukhdeve, Nagpur, Twitter @AskAmbedkar

Chhatrapati Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj (Shahu Maharaj) was one of those few Princely State heads who genuinely tried to expand the horizon of the movement of untouchables for social justice and human rights. He not only promoted it but made it sustainable and long-lasting, in Maharashtra and beyond.

He was born on 26 June, 1874 as Yashwant Ghatge. He was adopted by the Queen of Kolhapur, Maharani Anandibai on 17 March, 1884 and named as Shahu. He ascended the throne of Kolhapur on 2 April, 1894.

What he noticed immediately was that the state’s affairs were run most shabbily by the Brahmin employees occupying all positions of power in his state and also in the local bodies. Overcoming this monopoly was his immediate priority. Literacy and education had percolated well across all Brahmins by virtue of their monopoly on shastras and knowledge. They had fortified their position in the administration since the times of Peshwas. The non-Brahmins had poor representation in education and resultantly in the adminis

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The Great King of Kolhapur Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj (also known as Shahu IV) (26 June 1874 – 6 May 1922) was the first Maharaja of the Indian princely state of Kolhapur between 1894 and 1922. He was also known as Rajarshi Shahuji Chhatrapati and Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj. An ideal ruler, progressive leader and a foresighted social reformer Born in the Ghatge family of Kagal in Kolhapur district, Shahu Maharaj was given the name Yashwantrao. After the death of Shivaji IV, the king of Kolhapur Princely State, the young child Yashwantrao was adopted by Anandibai, the King’s widow, and subsequently coroneted King in 1894.

Social reform

His rule in the period 1894 to 1922, lasting 28 years, is an important chapter in the history of Maharashtra. During his reign, Shahu Maharaj gave special importance to the education of the masses and introduced several programs for them. He started separate hostels in Kolhapur for students from the Maratha, Lingayat, Panchal, Jain, Muslims, Shimpi, Devadnya, Vaishya, Dhor-Chambhar and Nabhik communities and the Miss Clark Boarding especi

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Rajarshri Shahu Maharaj – A Visionary and Social Reformist

Rajarshri Shahu Maharaj was a social reformer and a visionary who was driven towards the development of his people and the betterment of the socially deprived sectors. He strongly believed in equality amongst all members of the society. In his rule, he initiated many revolutionary schemes in the caste discriminating system to promote equality.

He also initiated compulsory free primary education in all his states.

Rajarshri Shahu Maharaj took sustainable measures to improve the conditions of the farmers. During the drought of 1902, he recognized the hardship of the farmers’ community and made honest attempts to solve the problems in agricultural activities. He introduced the “Mass Irrigation Policy” in the same year. For this policy, he appointed irrigation officers who investigated every village in his province and arranged irrigation fund for the villages according to the severity of the drought condition. He also initiated the construction of the Radhanagari Dam on February 18, 1907, in the Kolhapur c

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