Rane's life is, as Anil Thatte says, worth a novel.

He was part of (in)famous Haryaa-Naaryaa gunda duo of Chembur. The way he molded himself to serious and legitimate politics (under Bal Thackeray) is commendable. He channelized his anger, violence and aggression constructively.
One of the cases pending against him is stealing few chickens. :D That perpetually earned him a monicker of Kombdi-chor from Shivsainiks.

But he could have easily went down the path of Rajan, Pujari, Sada Paavle, Arun Gavli et al. He chose not to. Therein lies his good sense.
He built his base in Sindhudurga district. Became CM of Maharashtra. Rebelled against Bal Thackeray (actually he rebelled against imposition of Uddhav in organization - Sena would have been very different if Raj and Rane weren't forced to leave by Uddhav) and stayed relevant.
Under Devendra's govt, he was instrumental in managing the Maratha reservation report and all the necessary documentation needed for the case to stand in Bombay High court. He did a very good job in that committee (he chaired it).
He tried his stint in Congress but was backstabbed.

He tried NCP maratha politics. His sons made a virulent anti-brahmin rhetoric for few years. But as I said in my old article, him being a maratha from Konkan made him ineligible for entry in 96-clan Sugar lobby of plateau
Sugar Lobby is Network of Deshastha 96-clan Marathas. Same caste fellows from Vidarbha and Konkan aren't even considered equal in this Sugar lobby. He hoped to emerge as Maratha leader. Failed.

For last few years, he and his sons are seen in RSS shakhas on prominent festivals 😀
This thread catalogues all my articles on theory of Maharashtra's Brahmin and Maratha Politics and Origins of Shivsena etc.

The quoted article is on evolution of Sugar Lobby.

After leaving SS, Rane's aim has been to emerge as Maratha leader. Just as Bhujbal's dream was to emerge as OBC leader after he left SS.

One good quality of Sena WAS that it was truly one of the few casteless parties of India. BT was among few to openly oppose OBC reservation
he tried being a maratha leader by being vitriolic against brahmins. he failed miserably. Because he was trying to be Pawar. And Pawar was (is) anti brahmin.

But ended up as a wannabe. Without Pawar's money, network, vision and reach it was impossible anyways.
His work under Devendra on Maratha reservation committee gave him that opening to emerge as a credible Maratha leader without needing to piss on Hindu dharma and brahmins.

Now finally he is being recognized by the highest power in country. Hope he lives up to it.
The biggest damage that Pawar has done to dev-desh-dharma is that for few decades, he denied emergence of a truly hindutvavaadi 96-clan Maratha leader. He set the benchmarks.
A maratha leader, as per Pawar's benchmarks, had to be a brahmin and hindutva hater. In spite of general population being very pro hindutva in MH state.

Many promising Maratha leaders who were ambitious had to set their courses early in their career to fit in Pawar's benchmarks.
After few initial slurs and moves, it becomes difficult to change course. No matter how one deeply one values dharma and brahmins in personal life

Pawar ensured that a credible Hindutvavaadi Maratha leader simply could not exist. Dev-Desh-Dharma is paying a hefty price for this
Rane got lucky here. He dared to course-correct and start over.

I hope that with RSS and BJP spreading in sugar-belt of western MH, slowly ambitious Maratha future leaders will be able to come out of this Pawar's trap and follow dharma proudly. It will be a generational shift.

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2. While returning, he flew even quicker but that return journey was a classic high altitude flight.

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Shānti (the trividha) is an outcome of emergence of knowledge. ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परम् शांति:

It is a byproduct of internal and external harmony.
Shānti to ātmā is a redundant and meaningless phrase.

Shānti to jīva who recently lost a physical body is too much expect. It is just like expecting a Shānti for jīva recently born. If baby is peaceful (not crying, struggling to breathe) difficult prospects ahead for that jīva
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There have been many ostriches trying sell Hindus the coolaid by blaming partition on British

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