Marathi Language News - Latest Updates & Headlines
Stop agitation for making Marathi mandatory in nationalised banks: Raj Thackeray
Mumbai, April 5: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday asked the party members to stop agitation for now after it started aggressively pushing the Marathi identity agenda ahead of civic polls in the state, including in banks and other big corporations like Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Nashik and Nagpur.
Maha govt, Raj Thackeray on same page for respect of Marathi language: Minister Uday Samant
Mumbai, April 5: Minister of Marathi Language Uday Samant on Saturday said the Maharashtra government and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray share the same view that everyone living in the state should be able to speak Marathi, while also respecting all other languages.
Nothing wrong in agitating for Marathi, says Maharashtra CM but warns against lawlessness
Mumbai, April 2: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has stated that while there is nothing wrong with agitating for the promotion of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, it should remain within the bounds of the law.
Maha's theatre policy to be introduced within two months: Minister
Mumbai, April 1: Maharashtra Minister of Cultural Affairs Ashish Shelar on Tuesday announced that the state government will introduce a comprehensive theatre policy within two months.
Implementation of CBSE pattern will be fatal to classical language Marathi, culture, and tradition: Supriya Sule
Mumbai, March 21: NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule on Friday took strong objection to the Maharashtra School Education Minister Dadaji Bhuse's announcement for implementing the CBSE pattern from the academic year 2025-26 for Class 1 in government schools, saying that it will be fatal to the classical language Marathi, culture, and tradition and urged the decision be reconsidered as it has been made without taking the stakeholders into confidence.
Maha govt plans to conduct all MPSC competitive exams in Marathi, says CM Fadnavis
Mumbai, March 12: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday announced in the state council that the government plans to conduct all competitive exams conducted by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC) in Marathi.
Marathi is our first language: Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde amid row over RSS leader's remark
Mumbai, March 6: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Thursday that Marathi is "our first language" in the state, following a heated debate between the ruling BJP and Shiv Sena (UBT) in the Maharashtra Assembly over RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi's remarks.
Marathi is Maharashtra's language and all living here must learn it: Bhaiyyaji Joshi
Mumbai, March 6: Amid the raging linguistic controversy, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) veteran leader Bhayyaji Joshi on Thursday clarified that Marathi is the language of Mumbai and Maharashtra and all people living here must learn it.
Mumbai's language is Marathi...: CM Fadnavis amid row over RSS leader's remarks
Mumbai, March 6: After RSS leader Bhaiyyaji Joshi's remarks that those coming to Mumbai need not learn Marathi, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis emphasized on Thursday that the language of Mumbai and the whole state is Marathi.
Sonali Bendre thanks Raj Thackeray for this special invite on Marathi language day
Mumbai, Feb 28: Sonali Bendre graced the book exhibition in Mumbai organised by Raj Thackeray-led MNS on the occasion of Marathi Bhasha Gaurav Din (Marathi Language Day).
Ahmedabad woman thanks PM Modi for giving 'classical language' status to Marathi
New Delhi, Feb 28: Vaishali Bhandari, a resident of Gujarat's Ahmedabad, had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and thanked him after the Central government granted 'classical language' status to Marathi.
PM Modi inaugurates 98th Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Marathi language became a proclamation of liberation from invaders during centuries of oppression. Besides, Marathi language and literature have opened the doors of social emancipation for the oppressed and deprived sections of society while highlighting the contributions of great social reformers such as Jyotiba Phule, Savitribai Phule, Maharshi Karve, and Babasaheb Ambedkar, who nurtured new age thinking in Marathi.
Because of Sangh I connected with Marathi language and culture: PM Modi
New Delhi, February 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday praised Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which was celebrating its centenary, saying that it was because of Sangh that he got a chance to connect with Marathi language and culture.
NCP's Chhagan Bhujbal backs move to make Marathi mandatory in Govt offices
Nashik, February 4: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has expressed support for the Maharashtra government's decision to make Marathi mandatory in government and government-related offices across the state.
Maharashtra govt makes speaking Marathi compulsory in govt offices
Mumbai, February 3: The Maharashtra government on Sunday issued an order to enforce the use of Marathi in government offices. All employees in government, semi-government offices, corporations and other government-related offices have been instructed to use Marathi with all the visitors in their offices except visitors from out of India and from other non-Marathi speaking states.
Promoting language: Marathi now mandatory in Maharashtra
Mumbai, Feb 3: In a serious bid to promote, preserve, propagate, disseminate and develop the Maratha language, the Maharashtra government has made it mandatory to converse in the Marathi language in government, semi-government, local self-government institutions, government corporations, government-granted offices.
Centre hands over notification to Maha govt conferring classical language status to Marathi
Mumbai, Jan 8: Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Shekhawat, on Wednesday, handed over the gazette notification to Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant on the Centre's move to award classical language status to the Marathi.