Shivaji Maharaj Bhonsle 3 April 1680 was an Indian warrior-king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Shivaji Maharaj carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the chhatrapati (emperor) of his realm at Raigad.

Vivekananda was indeed the most celebrated and charismatic monk in Indian history. Handsome, brilliant in studies, an image of contained strength, a lover of music and poetry, yet deep inside Narendra the seed of "search" had begun to sprout at an early age. The early onset was in his hands to empower tomorrows youth and in the quest do so he envisioned an India blooming and beaming as a superpower. In our grand culture, they conceived of life in four stage-preliminary stages, development stage, flowering or blossoming stage and the culminating fruitful stage.