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July 24, 2024, 9:07 PM ET (The Hindu)
Catholic priest Father Francis D’Britto, who penned Bible's Marathi adaptation passes away
July 16, 2024, 5:19 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Thief returns stolen TV after realising house belonged to Marathi poet Narayan Surve, pastes apology note
July 12, 2024, 2:20 AM ET (The Indian Express)
State govt to offer Marathi language course in UK in association with Maharashtra Mandal London
July 9, 2024, 2:10 AM ET (The Hindu)
Centre set to tweak criteria for according classical language status
Marathi language, Indo-Aryan language of western and central India. Its range extends from north of Mumbai down the western coast past Goa and eastward across the Deccan; in 1966 it became the official language of the state of Maharashtra. The standard form of speech is that of the city of Pune (Poona). Descended from the Mahārāṣṭrī Prākrit, Marathi has a significant literature. Books are printed in Devanāgarī script, which is also used for handwriting, although a closely related script, Modi, was also often used for handwriting until the mid-20th century. Eastern Hindi is the Indo-Aryan language most closely related to ...(100 of 135 words)