“Book Descriptions: Author P. L. Deshpande has compiled the character sketch and the great performance of Kanhoji Angre in freedom struggle. Basically, he has translated the book in English written by Manohar Malgaonkar on the same topic.
With the aim that the great deeds compiled in English, should be known by all people, even those who know only Marathi, author P. L. Deshpande writes the book of Malgaonkar into Marathi.
After the death of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the Konkan part on the west coast of Maharashtra was made strong and defended from French, Dutch, Portugal, Brtish by Kanhoji Angre only.
Being a novel, it depicts the real background of the exact efforts and performance of Kanhoji Angre, and not only dramatic description. The language with all the historic details relating to Kanhoji Angre is very simple and understandable” DRIVE