Acclaimed 'Shakakarte Shivray' Author Vijayrao Deshmukh Passes Away at 84
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Author of 'Shakkarte Shivray', Vijayrao Deshmukh, Passes Away at 84
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News18•11-02-2026, 20:02
Author of 'Shakkarte Shivray', Vijayrao Deshmukh, Passes Away at 84
•Renowned Shivkathakar and Dharmabhaskar H.H. Sadgurudas Maharaj alias Vijayrao Deshmukh passed away at 84 due to a heart attack.
•He was the author of 'Shakkarte Shivray', a two-volume biographical work on Chhatrapati Shivaji, lauded as the most reliable and authentic biography.
•Vijayrao Deshmukh, founder of Chhatrapati Seva Pratishthan, delivered over ten thousand lectures on Shivaji's life and organized Shivdurg Darshan Yatra for 18 years.
•Born into a farmer's family in Gadegaon, he began his work for Shivaji at the age of 10.
•In 1980, 'Shakkarte Shivray' was offered at Chhatrapati Shivaji's samadhi on his tercentenary death anniversary.
