MOOD BOARD

A mood board is a type of collage consisting of images, text, font, colours, textures and samples of objects that define the style of the project  in the form of a composition .

 They may be physical or digital, and can be "extremely effective" presentation tools.

The collection of images my mood board has,give the viewer a feel of the historic era.The images give the viewer a direction to what my topic is about.

 The weapon and sword  pictures are all about the wars the peshwas fought, Whereas the outfit pictures give us a complete Mastani feel.

INSPIRATION BOARD

An Inspiration Board is more specific and visual. A collection of visual references that are the starting point for elements that will eventually show up in the designed product. 

An inspiration board is a collage of images we put together that represent the colors/styles/themes/vibe you want. 

You can refer to the inspiration board throughout the planning process to stay on track and make sure everything fits together perfectly.

In my inspiration board I have collaborated the images which inspired me to take BAJIRAO MASTANI as my project. These pictures helped me find out an essence out my project.

BAJIRAO THE GREAT

History has witnessed the coming and going of many great civilisations. it has also produced a long line of heroes and warriors to rise up and protect their motherland from the fate of every other ancient civilisation. Bajirao Peshwa was one of the greatest warriors and protectors of Hindu Dharma in the History of Bharat in the 18th century

BAJIRAO  portrayed by RANVEER SINGH

Baji was born on August 18, 1700, as the eldest son of Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath Rao who had taken the ‘Peshwaship’ to a new height. He belonged to the reputed, traditional Chit-Pawan Brahmin family of Konkan.

On April 2, 1719, Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath breathed his last. The Satara royal court, nay, different Maratha power agglomerations were humming with only one question-would Bajirao the son of the deceased Peshwa, just 19, devoid of experience, be suitable for the supreme post ? There was criticism against deciding on a person so young.

BAJIRAO becomes THE PESHWA

Bajirao soon realised that the feudalistic forces had a tendency towards segmentation and that the honour of the kingship required determined deterrence to the centrifugal forces. Then alone the expansion of the Hindu Pad Padshahi could be ascertained. Bajirao’s realistic insight was phenomenal. He was quite aware of his inimical surroundings. Nizam, the governor of Mughal Sultan, the vexatious terrorist Siddi of Janjira and the bugbear Portuguese along with internal rivals demanded his immediate commanding performance for the sake of the security of the Hindu Kingdom on which was based the volume of expansion of Hindu Pad Padshahi across the Vindhyas in the north.

BAJIRAO targeted The Mughals

Standing tall, poised and confident before Shahu Maharaj and his court, the young new Peshwa Bajirao is said to have thundered, “Let us transcend the barren Deccan and conquer central India. The Mughals have become weak, insolent, womanizers and opium-addicts. The accumulated wealth of centuries in the vaults of the north, can be ours. It is time to drive from the holy land of Bharatvarsha the outcastes and the barbarians. Let us throw them back over the Himalayas, back to where they came from. The saffron flag must fly from the Krishna to the Indus. Hindustan is ours”.

  The members of the court (Pratinidhi) opposed the idea and suggested that they should first consolidate in the Deccan but Bajirao insisted on his original plan.

He fixed his piercing gaze on Shahu Maharaj and said, “Strike, strike at the trunk and the branches will fall off themselves. Listen but to my counsel and I shall plant the saffron flag on the walls of Attock”.

Chatrapati Shahu was deeply impressed and exclaimed, “By heaven, you shall plant it on the Himalayas” and permitted the warrior Peshwa to lead the armies and launch forth.                  

In April 1740, when Bajirao was in the village of RawarKhedi in his Jagir in Khargaon preparing to march out with his army, he fell ill and passed away on April 28, 1740 on the banks of the Narmada.

 At his death after twenty years in A.D 1740, the Marathas had conquered a large part of Western and Central India and were dominating the South of India up to the peninsula.
 Though Bajirao died unable to plant the Maratha flag on the Himalayas as promised, his son Raghunath Rao in A.D.1757 planted the Saffron flag on the fort of Attock and across the Indus river.

FACTS ABOUT BAJIRAO

Love ...that battles stormy waters is love...that fights against the world in front of everyone is love...that forgets God when it sees their beloved is love

FACTS ABOUT BAJIRAO

• At the tender age of 12, Bajirao started accompanying his father – the first Peshwa of Marathi Empire, to the battle front and soon after became the leader, the field marshal extraordinaire, who changed the Maratha history.

• Bajirao had to battle his enemies 35 times in his incumbency of 20 years. And he won each of that battle. Apart from being a great warrior, Rau was well known for his extraordinary warfare strategies.

     

• Amongst the various battles he fought and won, the Battle of Palkhed remains one of the greatest. That battle became memorable for more reasons than one. First of all, Bajirao fought Nizam-Ul-Mulk – the sworn enemy of Marathas. Rau’s warfare strategies bought him acclaim from the world and a huge amount of armory left behid by the Nizam, who fled the war in haste.

• The matriarch Radhabai Peshwa – mother of Bajirao was a shrewd administrator and excelled at writing. She had immense pride for Bajirao and his brother Chimaji Appa. One of her famous quotes was – “My Rau is so deeply revered in this Hindustan that no one would ever dare to harm me.” When Radhabai went on pilgrimage to Varanasi, no one dared to attack her because she was the mother of this most respected Chief Minister of Maratha Empire.

• Along with brave warriors, the Peshwa Dynasty was also known for its dynamic women. Bajirao’s sister Anubai was one one such dynamic lady. As a child, she was the most indulged in the household. However, she grew up to be a practical and poised woman. After early demise of her husband, she taught the governance and military tactics to her relatively minor sons.

• Bajirao and Mastani’s son was born on the holy day of Ramzan and his official name was Samsher Bahadur Krishasingh. It is said that Samsher was a reflection of his father in looks. The Samsher name was assumed to be the name of his maternal uncle Samsher Khan. Despite losing both his parents at a tender age of 6, Samsher was given all the love and education he deserved by Kashibai and Nanasaheb – son of Bajirao and Kashibai. 

• The final resting place of Bajirao – Samadhi (grave), remains in Raver, a quaint village near Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The Samadhi place is close to the shore of River Narmada where Bajirao breathed his last.

• Mastani came into Bajirao’s life when he was all of 31 years old. Known for her extraordinary singing and dancing skills, Mastani was a skilled horse-rider and accompanied him during the roughest fares and camping under the canvas. She remained by his side until his death, at the age of 40. The cause of Mastani’s death is debated, but her Samadhi remains in Pabal, a small village near Pune.

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