Practicers of Ganimi kava or Shiva sutra, Shivajis army overcame its small size by fierce war strategies, taking the enemy by surprise. Through the show, Martial Arts Р“СћРІвЂљВ¬РІР‚Сљ The Indian Legacy, delve deeper into the roots of the sport in India and the different types of martial arts that continues to exist even today in various parts of the country and how they have affected history.In a country that was ruled by the Mughals in the north and the Deccan sultanates in the south, Shivaji Bhonsale, a jagirdars son began at the age of 16 to bring down a 200 year old empire with a handful of soldiers. Bodhidharma, a Buddhist Monk from South India, is credited with first teaching Kung Fu at the Shaolin Temple. Contrary to the popular belief that Martial Arts were invented by the Chinese, it actually has deep roots in the Indian History and Hindu Mythology. Indian martial arts were an important influence in the development of a number of modern Asian martial arts, particularly within the Indian cultural sphere countries outside India influenced by Indian culture and religion of Southeast Asia. This now includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal. Indian martial arts refers to the fighting systems of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. From antiquity to the middle-ages and the modern era several techniques were indigenously developed in parts of India which are known as the Indian Martial arts. The art of fighting is prominently mentioned in various ancient texts. These elements of yoga, as well as finger movements in the nata dances were incorporated into various Indian martial arts.

While various mudra finger movements were also taught in Yogacara Buddhism. Around the 3rd century BC, the yoga sutras of Patanjali presented the technique of meditating single-mindedly on points located inside ones body, which were later used in martial arts. Dhanurveda, a section found in the Vedas 1700 BCE - 1100 BCE contains references to martial arts. The Mahabharata war tale describes various forms of fighting with weapons such as maces, swords, lances, bows, arrows and even hand to hand combat like Mall yuddha or Dwand yuddha. The Hindu culture has a warrior clan called Kshatriyas whose main job was to practice the art of war and might. India has a deep cultural heritage in mythological and historical battles fought for supremacy. Her area of specialization is Maratha history.

Dr Sonali Pednekar is the HOD of the History Department in Vaze college, Mulund. Expert Ninad Bedekar, a historian who specializes in Maratha history is also an orator and a writer, Bedekar is well versed with documents from Shivajis period and is actively involved in protecting the various monuments of India.

Bahirji Naik, the master of disguises has managed to silently sink into the pages of history, but traces of his genius can be seen in the way the Adil Shahi empire was bought down by 300 odd men, how Lal Mahal was recaptured from the ruthless Aurangazebs army and how the drying coffers of the Maratha empire was replenished by the capture of Surat. At the armys head was its chief intelligence officer, Bahirji Naik, a tribal warrior who was chosen to lead by Shivaji himself. In a country that was ruled by the Mughals in the north and the Deccan sultanates in the south, Shivaji Bhonsale, a jagirdars son began at the age of 16 to bring down a 200 year old empire with a handful of soldiers.

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