Mata Jijabai by Rashmi Ghatwai

Imprisoning the benison that took birth in the form of Jijabai in words is but an infinitesimal endeavour to laud their Goliathic greatness and achievements.
‘Veermata Jijabai’ embodied a spirit serene and unassuming fortitude and endearing severity. A woman of noble vision, she realized her most cherished ambition, the establishment of Hindavi Swaraj through her celebrated son Shivaji.
Jijabai was the Queen Mother and Shivaji’s mother; but more importantly, she was also the mother of this fight for Swaraj for which independence strikes as the closest, though also the most euphemistic English counterpart, carrying merely the essence and eroded emotions associated with the institution of Swaraj.
Jijabai’s life is inspirational and very relevent even today and inspires women to struggle to succeed in all spheres of life.