Jai Bhavani - Afzal Khan's Slaying by Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje

Today, on 10th November, 1659, Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Maharaj sowed the seeds of Hindavi Swaraj by slaying the demon Afzal Khan Vakil through stealth and deceit, pre-empting Afzal's own deceit which he had employed in the past. We also look at Gandhi's and Nehru's assessment of this incident , and also Swami Vivekananda's assessment. Sanjay Dixit explains the seminal event in detail.