Kolhapur: The biography of Rajarshi Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj by noted historian Jaysingrao Pawar has been translated into the Russian language and will soon be published.The book has already been translated to seven Indian languages. Along with English and German , it will also be translated in Spanish, Japanese and French. The translation of the book into Chinese is about to be completed. The translations are aimed to reach out to maximum people across the world and spread the work of Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj done in the princely state of Kolhapur before Independence.Speaking about the project, Pawar said, "At present, we have the book available in Kannada, Konkai, Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Guajarati and Sindhi in Indian languages and in English and German languages as well. The Russian version is in its final stages and Chinese is on the way to final completion. We plan on releasing the book in 15 Indian languages and 10 foreign languages in all.""The 1,000-page book published by Maharashtra Itihas Prabhodini contains the life and work of Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj. His work is inspiring to the people and our aim is that teh book will reach all the parts of the world," he said.He added that Shahu Maharaj, the rural of the princely state of Kolhapur from 1874 to 1922 introduced a series of social reforms and passed laws for the societyas well as the uplift of the socially backward. His path breaking decisions included 50% reservation to backward classes in Kolhapur state services and he also challenged the Brahminical supremacy in the administration," he said.

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