Shivaji festival
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The Shivaji festival is a public celebration in honor of the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji that was popularized as a tool for political awakening and nationalist mobilization in colonial India.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative celebration
ⓘ
nationalist festival ⓘ political festival ⓘ public festival ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hindu nationalism
ⓘ
Indian nationalism ⓘ Maratha ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha community
|
| commemorates |
founding of the Maratha kingdom
ⓘ
life of Chhatrapati Shivaji ⓘ military achievements of Shivaji ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Maratha identity
ⓘ
symbol of regional pride in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
Maharashtra region ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
early 20th century India
ⓘ
late 19th century India ⓘ |
| honors |
Shivaji
ⓘ
surface form:
Chhatrapati Shivaji
Shivaji ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha ruler Shivaji
|
| ideologicalRole |
construction of Shivaji as a national hero
ⓘ
mobilization of lower and middle classes ⓘ promotion of anti-colonial sentiment ⓘ |
| includes |
historical plays
ⓘ
patriotic songs ⓘ processions ⓘ public speeches ⓘ ritual worship of Shivaji images ⓘ |
| languageOfCulturalContext |
Marathi language
ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
|
| locatedIn | colonial India ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Shivaji
ⓘ
surface form:
Chhatrapati Shivaji
|
| organisedAs |
mass gathering
ⓘ
public celebration ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance |
instrument of nationalist mobilization against British rule
ⓘ
tool for political awakening in colonial India ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ganesh Chaturthi
ⓘ
surface form:
Ganesh festival
public Ganesh Utsav ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
research on political use of festivals in India
ⓘ
studies on Indian nationalism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
resistance to British colonial rule
ⓘ
resistance to Mughal rule ⓘ |
| theme |
Hindu kingship
ⓘ
Maratha pride ⓘ heroic resistance to foreign rule ⓘ |
| typeOf |
civic ritual
ⓘ
political ritual ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-colonial politics
ⓘ
mass mobilization ⓘ nationalist mobilization ⓘ political awakening ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.