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Marathi nationalism refers to a nationalist stance applied to Maharashtra and the Indo-Aryan ethnic Marathi people who inhabit the ethno-linguistic region of Maharashtra,〔Benei 2008:80〕 which was created after the linguistic reorganisation of provinces in India in 1956. King Chhatrapati Shivaji is considered as the ''Father'' of Maratha Kingdom.〔Hinduism and Islam in India: caste, religion, and society from antiquity to By S. V. Desika Char, p 225〕 ''Hindavi Swarajya'' was an ideology espoused by Shivaji to consolidate Maratha empire by piecing together several marathi speaking Deccan kingdoms. The defence of culture, country and religion were the ''war cry'' used by Shivaji to rally together Marathi Hindus.〔Soul and Structure of Governance in India, Jagmohan, p295, (Google book )〕〔Sanskrit and Prakrit, Madhav M. Deshpande, p121-122, (Google book )〕 One of the famous saying of Shivaji was ''"This is not a kingdom of Shivaji; it belongs to Dharma"''.〔Hinduism and Islam in India: caste, religion, and society from antiquity to By S. V. Desika Char, p 225-227〕 MAHA (महा, Great) RASHTRA (राष्ट्र, Country/State) is generally associated with a desire for greater, better and progressive state. The defence of Maratha culture, religion, country and freedom to the Marathas is what inspired the Maratha warriors in defeating the Sultanate of Bijapur and Mughal Empire and free the Marathas and their land from occupation and creation of the Maratha Empire. Unarguably, Marathi nationalism stems from the fact that the Marathis/Marathas are credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule in India.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=The Marathas ) 〕〔(Encyclopædia Britannica )〕 and furthermore they were considered by the British as the biggest native power of 18th century India, capable enough to act as a bulwark against British paramountcy over India.〔 http://books.google.co.in/books?id=uzOmy2y0Zh4C&pg=PA271&dq=1818+british+india+maratha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3kB1UorJLYSlkQXwvYDoDw&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false 〕〔 http://books.google.co.in/books?id=aZ2F6BE6n2QC&pg=PA82&dq=1818+british+india+maratha&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3kB1UorJLYSlkQXwvYDoDw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false 〕 In modern context, it furthers the ideology of the preservation of Maratha Culture, promotion of Marathi Language and progress of Marathi people. ''Mee Marathi (मी मराठी, I am Marathi )'' are two words that have always inculcated Marathi pride. ==History== The first strands of a modern Marathi nationalism were elucidated at least as early as the beginning of the twentieth century. However, Lokmanya Tilak merged this with a contemporaneously emerging pan-Indian nationalism during the build-up period to the Indian independence movement.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marathi nationalism」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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