' SHIVPUTRA RAJARAM' IS A NOVEL IN MARATHI THAT CAN CREATE AN INSIGHT ABOUT LIFE OF KING RAJARAM, THE SECOND SON OF THE GREAT SHIVAJI MAHARAJ AND THE THIRD KING OF MARATHA EMPIRE. THIS WORK IS AN HUMBLE ATTEMPT TO ACCESS THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MARATHA KINGDOM DURING REGIME OF KING RAJARAM IN PROPER PERSPECTIVE, MAKING USE OF ORIGINAL AND AUTHENTIC RESOURCES AND MATERIAL AVAILABLE TO THE WRITER. THUS PRESENTING A HISTORICAL NOVEL TO MARATHI READERS FOR THE FIRST TIME ABOUT A VALOROUS BUT UNNOTICED KING OF MARATHA DYNASTY.