BAJIND IS A HISTORICAL NOVEL WITH A SPECIAL ELEMENT, THAT OF SECRET.
SAKHARAM, THE KARBHARI OF DHANGARWADI, LEAVES FOR RAIGAD. HE WANTS TO MEET THE MIGHTY SHIVAJI MAHARAJ. DURING THIS SHORT JOURNEY, THEY ALL LUCKILY MEET KHANDOJI, A GREAT FIGHTER AND A SKILLED DETECTIVE. OUR TRIO IS NOT AWARE OF KHONDAJI’S QUALITIES. HE PROMISES A MEETING WITH THE MIGHTY KING.
THIS BOOK ALSO HAS MANY ANGLES. THE DAUGHTER OF SHIRKE SARDAR FALLS IN LOVE WITH KHONDOJI. THE RIVALRY BETWEEN SHIVAJI MAHARAJ AND SHIRKE IS VERY WELL KNOWN. SHIRKE IS ALSO A RIVAL OF KADAMB.
BAHIRJI NAIK, THE GREATEST DETECTIVE OF THE TIME AND THE CORE PART OF SHIVAJI MAHARAJ’S INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT, ATTACKS THE SHIRKES.
THERE IS ALSO A FIGHT BETWEEN BAJI AND THE MOGHUL SARDAR HUSENKHAN.
BAJI IS WELL AWARE OF THE LANGUAGE OF ALL LIVING THINGS INCLUDING PLANTS, ANIMALS AND BIRDS. AT THE TIME OF HIS DEATH, HE SHARES HIS KNOWLEDGE WITH BAJIND, HIS DISCIPLE.
THE NOVEL CONSISTS OF MANY SUCH TWISTS AND TURNS. IT KEEPS US STUCK TO ONE PLACE. THE INCIDENCES PENNED DOWN HAVE THEIR OWN SPEED. THEY DO NOT ALLOW US TO LINGER ANYWHERE. WE GET CARRIED AWAY WITH THE PLOT, THE STORY, THE SCHEME, THE PRESENTATION, THE WORDS, THE VIGOUR, VITALITY AND VALOUR.
THROUGH THIS BOOK, WE GET TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE WITTY BAHIRJI NAIK AND HIS INTELLIGENCE TEAM. IT ALSO HELPS US TO REALISE HOW WELL-ESTABLISHED WAS THE SWARAJYA.
BAJIND IS A NOVEL WHICH WOULD BREAK MANY BARRIERS IN OUR MINDS. IT ALLOWS US TO TAKE A PEEP INTO HISTORY AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BRAVERY OF OUR OWN SOLDIERS AND THEIR STRONG PATRIOTISM.
‘बाजिंद’ ही एक ऐतिहासिक रहस्यकथा आहे. धनगरवाडीचा कारभारी सखाराम आपल्या तीन सहकाऱ्यांसह एक फिर्याद घेऊन शिवाजी महाराजांकडे रायगडावर जायला निघतो. रस्त्यात गुप्तहेर बहिर्जी नाईकांचा चेला असलेल्या खंडोजीशी नाट्यमयरीत्या झालेली त्यांची भेट, या चौघांना रायगडावर प्रवेश मिळवून द्यायचं त्यानं दिलेलं आश्वासन, खंडोजी आणि सावित्रीची प्रेमकथा, शिर्के – बेरड वैर, बहिर्जी नाईकांनी शिर्क्यांवर केलेला हल्ला, तसेच बाजी आणि मुघल सरदार हुसेनखानची कथा, बाजीला अवगत असलेली पशू-पक्ष्यांची भाषा, मृत्युसमयी त्याने आपल्या वंशजाला ‘बाजिंद’ला त्या भाषेचा दिलेला वारसा,
. थरारक, धक्कादायक आणि नाट्यमय घटनांनी, वळणांनी ही कादंबरी पुढे सरकत राहते. नाट्यमय वळणं घेत, रहस्यमयतेने शेवटपर्यंत वाचकांची उत्कंठा ताणून धरणारी ही कादंबरी बहिर्जी नाईकांच्या बुद्धिचातुर्याची साक्ष देते आणि शिवरायांचं स्वराज्य हे सुराज्यही होतं, याचंही दर्शन घडवते. युद्धाचा थरार, भावनांची गुंतागुंत आणि प्रखर राष्ट्रप्रेम याचं अद्भुत रसायन म्हणजे ‘बाजिंद’ ही कादंबरी.
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