bAji prabhu

bAji prabhu deshpANDe, a chandrasenIya kAyastha prabhu (dejure quasi-kShatriya dvija), who sacrificed his life at ghoD khiND delaying the enemy while ensuring shivAji’s escape. (Joke 1). His son Pilaji, who was taken Prisoner by the Sidi of Janjira and converted to Islam, reverted to Hinduism.