Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya (18 October 1861– 20 April 1938) was a

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historian and writer from Bombay Presidency,

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. He was Chief Justice of

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for a period. He was born in a

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family. In 1908, Vaidya chaired the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held in

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. Later, he became involved in the nationalist

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, which was led by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

Works

The following is a list of the titles of his major works: * Samagra Awalonnati Lekhamālā (1906) * Mahābhārat — Samālochan (1914) * Mahābhārat — A Criticism * Nibandha Aṇi Bhāshaṇẽ (1915) * Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇ Parīkshaṇ (1920) * Madhyayugīn Bhārat, Athawā, Hindu Rājyāñchā Udbhav, Utkarsh, Aṇi Uchchhed (1920) * History of Mediaeval Hindu India, Being a History of India From 600 to 1200 A.D. (in three volumes) (Poona: Oriental Book Supplying Agency, 1921–1926) * Downfall of Hindu India * Shrī Kru̥shṇa Charitra (1922) * Sanskrut Wāngmayāchā Troṭak Itihās (1922) * Shriman Mahābhāratāche Marāṭhī Suras Bhāshāntar (1922) * Durdaivī Raṅgū, Athawā, Pānipatachā Shewaṭacha Saṅgrām (1924) - a work of fiction based on the

Third Battle of Panipat The Third Battle of Panipat took place on 14 January 1761 between the Maratha Empire and the invading army of the Durrani Empire. The battle took place in and around the city of Panipat, approximately north of Delhi. The Afghan (ethnonym), Af ...

* Early History of Rajputs (750 to 1000 A.D.) (Poona, 1924) * Shrī Rām Charitra (1926) * History of Sanskrit Literature (1930) * Hindu Dharmāchi Tatwe, Arthāt, Yāsambandhĩ̄ Niranirāḷyā Wishayānwar Vaidyāni Dileli Wyākhāne Va Lihilele Lekh (1931) * Vaidyānche Aitihāsik Nibandha (1931) * Marāṭhā Swarājya Sãsthāpak Shrī Shivājī Mahārāj (1932) * Shivaji – The Founder of Maratha Swaraj * Saṅgīt Sãyogitā Nāṭak, Arthāt, Patinishṭhā (1934) * Epic India, or, India As Described in the Mahabharat and the Ramayan (in two volumes) * The Riddle of the Rāmāyaṇ * Marāṭhī Bhāshechi Utpatti

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Vaidya, Chintaman Vinayak Marathi-language writers 1861 births 1938 deaths Chief justices Presidents of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan Writers from British India People from Bombay Presidency