Marathas, a martial race, ruled the roost, in the entire country, for a good time. They even controlled the affairs at Delhi. Various works of scholars on Marathas have thrown a flood of light upon them. But the results of their research have chiefly been intended for the benefit of specialists or are limited to only some specific aspects of the great clan. Now, it is more important to explain to the world, through a comprehensive and a realistic account of Marathas' past grandeur and the status, they enjoyed. It would be an injustice to belittle or ignore any aspect, whatsoever, while producing a genuine work on the grand subject. The targeted readership of this splendid work comprises one and all, belonging to elitists' group or scholars, as well as the rank and file-researchers and students.