- @Amrapali #txt-anno http://www.traveladda.com/west_india/maharashtra/dance_and_music/povadas_dance.html {u'ranges': [{u'start': u'/div[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[2]/td[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[6]/td[1]/p[2]', u'end': u'/div[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[2]/td[1]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[1]/td[2]/table[1]/tbody[1]/tr[6]/td[1]/p[2]', u'startOffset': 257, u'endOffset': 2172}], u'quote': u'Povadas are the Marathi ballads that are focused on the life and deeds of Maharaja Chartrapati Shivaji who was an iconic ruler of Maharashtra. Shivaji laid down the foundation of Maratha kingdom. His fearless attitude and exemplary courage are well known. Since centuries, these ballads have been sung to praise this man of magnanimous personality. His unique fighting styles, immense courage and admirable cleverness are part of Povadas.\nMost of these ballads are written in interesting style and heroic manner. They highlight major historical events that are told in an inspiring way. Shahirs are the composers as well as singers of Povadas. Many of them were written by the eyewitnesses who were actually present at the time of occurrence of the events. A famous ballad by Agnidas depicts the victory of Shivaji over Afzal Khan. This ballad is immensely popular among masses even today. Known by the name "Afzal Khanacha Vadh", the ballad celebrates the murder of Afzal Khan by Shivaji Maharaj.\n"Tanaji Malusare" which is written by Tulsidas gives an account of Tanaji\'s capture over Sinhagad fort. This battle took place in 1670. Fought between the commander of Shivaji, Tanaji and fort keeper of Jai Singh, Udaybhan Rathod, this fierce battle was finally won by Marathas. Povadas are often sung to commemorate this glorious victory. As Tanaji lost his life during the battle, Shivaji Maharaj uttered one of the most famous lines of History: "gad ala, pan singh gela" which means that the fort is won at the cost of a lion-like warrior.\nThe battle of Pratapgad, a ferocious battle between Shivaji and Afzal Khan is well known. Afzal Khan who attacked Shivaji despite a peace agreement attacked him. Shivaji, in return attacked with a concealed wagh nakhi. The injurious Khan was later beheaded. Since then, ballads have been sung in the praise of Shivaji who became the symbol of courage and daunt for Marathas.', u'permissions': {u'admin': [], u'read': [], u'update': [], u'delete': []}, u'text': u'POVADAS DANCE Maharashtra', u'tags': u'["Folk-dances-of-india","Maharashtra","POVADAS","DANCE"]'} created: Sun, 12 Apr 2015, 12:43 PM UTC