In Nagpur, people commemorated Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's 394th birthday. In the Mahal neighborhood, Shiv Jayanti was observed close to the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Gandhi Gate. As part of the festivities, people gave Aarti and played Dhol in the streets.

Shivaji Maharaj belonged to the Bhonsle Maratha clan and was also known as Shivaji Bhosale. According to the Hindu calendar, on the Marathi Shalivahana of Falgun's Krishna paksha 3, in 1630, he was born at Shivneri Fort.

He is regarded as one of the greatest Maratha emperors, having founded the Maratha Empire by carving out an enclave from the Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur.

Historical sources state that at the age of sixteen, Shivaji Maharaj captured the Torna fort; a year later, he also took control of the Raigad and Kondana forts. It is also believed that he revived Hindavi Swarajya.