Devendra Fadnavis said Marathi will be compulsory. The policy promotes a common language. Maharashtra wants Marathi widely used. There were reports of harassment against non-Marathi speakers.

The Maharashtra government has made the teaching of Hindi compulsory as a third language from Class 1 in all state board schools. Amid a brewing language controversy in Maharashtra, state Congress ...

In the directive issued on Tuesday, the department said all schools need to ensure that the Marathi language is used and respected and warned that action would be taken against those schools found ...

When the Maharashtra government tried to make Hindi compulsory as a third language in primary schools, it faced an immediate and fierce backlash. From political leaders to playwrights, from angry ...

Backed by the Marathi Language Ministry, Abhijat Marathi aims to become a dedicated OTT platform in the near future, offering original web series, films, documentaries, and cultural content -- all ...

This opinion, we are afraid, is incorrect as Urdu, like Marathi and Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language. It is a language which was born in this land. Urdu developed and flourished in India due to ...

Ajit Pawar said, "Our govt is now constructing Marathi Bhasha Bhavan at Marine Drive, for which the plan has been finalised. As far as the importance of language is concerned, Marathi will remain ...

MNS chief Raj Thackeray asked his party workers to halt the agitation demanding mandatory use of the Marathi language.(Screengrab) ‘Mujhe maaf karo’: Amid the Marathi language agitation in ...

Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has criticised political parties for opposing the move to make Hindi a mandatory third language for students in classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium ...

"It is the stand of the Maharashtra government that Marathi language and its culture should be respected. Creating disrespect among people of different language is not acceptable to us," he warned.

Earlier this month, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis stated that while there is nothing wrong with agitating for the promotion of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, it should remain ...

While affirming that Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra, the advocate emphasised that no individual or group has the authority to impose language mandates through coercion or threats.