Chaptrapati Maharaj Antar-rashtriya Parivaar of Dallas Chapter organized the annual Jayanti on March 23 on a grand scale with a theme to celebrate UNITY and LEADERSHIP without boundaries. It is filled with patriotic songs, dances, Dhol Tasha & Lezim, theme-based costume for children, demonstrations of Children talents and procession of Shivaji Maharaj and dances. This program was organized by Vijay and Chhaya Gayee and Manish Kapoor and many more volunteers. Karishmaji has done a wonderful job as Mistress of Ceremony in coordinating the activities on stage. Let us thank all the organizers for spending countless hours making it successful.
    The slide presentation of the life, achievements, bravery of Shivaji was very impressive and documented the accomplishments and achievements of Shivaji Maharaj. Many people learned about Shivaji Maharaj about his leadership, courage and bravery, self-reliance, strategies with effective management, forward vision and many more characteristics that distinguished Shivaji Maharaj. Exhibition posters were displayed in the foyer to people to read about Shivaji. On the stage, tributes were offered to national heroes like Shivaji Maharaj, Prithviraj Chauhan, Maharana Pratap, Raja Krishnadevaraya, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Rani Laxmibai, Guru Gobind Singh, Raja Raja Chola and others.
Every Hindu should learn and remember his courage, valor, strategies, and management skills:
•    Shivaji worked hard as a child and during his youth to increase his physical strength and stamina.
•    He brought together simple-minded Mavale and enthused them with an ideology and loyalty. He gave them purpose.
•    He vowed to dedicate himself to founding the Hindavi Swarajya and never faltered.
•    He brought important forts under his rule and built new ones.
•    He attacked the enemy at the right time or compromised if necessary; using this principle shrewdly, he managed to defeat his enemies most of the time, at times even facing family disputes.
•    He used guerrilla warfare techniques cleverly.
•    He brought about order and administration to the lives of common people, farmers, soldiers and priests and places of worship.
•    He promoted Marathi as the official language and gave patronage to many art forms and artists.
•    He created an eight-minister cabinet to administer the Hindavi Swarajya. This was one of the most important decisions taken by him.
•    At the same time, he instilled confidence among the poor, downtrodden masses. He gave them a sense of purpose in life.
•    He managed to achieve all this within a short life span of fifty years.
•    Today, Maharashtra continues to be inspired by the spirit of independence sowed in the seventeenth century by Maharaj. The pride and sense of achievement that every Maharashtrian feels even today can be duly attributed to the work of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Jai Bhavani, Jaia Jai Shivaji