Between a steering wheel and a blackboard: How Mumbai’s migrant drivers are learning Marathi, one shift at a time

A taxi driver tracing alphabets after an 11-hour shift. An auto driver whose phone is now full of Marathi reels. Drivers have until August 15 to learn the language or lose their permits. The Indian ...
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Maharashtra mandates Marathi language in schools from classes 1 to 10

Mandatory Marathi Language Education The Maharashtra government has declared that the study of the Marathi language will be ...

Clear functional Marathi test or lose permits from Aug 16: Minister warns taxi, rickshaw drivers

Maharashtra mandates taxi and rickshaw drivers to pass a Marathi test by August 16 or face license cancellation, warns ...
The Free Press Journal

Mira-Bhayandar Holds Language Workshop For Non-Marathi Auto Drivers Amid Strict Deadline

Mira-Bhayandar: An innovative Marathi language learning workshop was organized for the non-Marathi auto-rickshaw drivers in the city. This initiative comes after a startling revelation that as many as ...

Maharashtra Govt makes Marathi language compulsory from classes 1 to 10

The Maharashtra government has made Marathi language mandatory for all students from Classes 1 to 10, regardless of the ...
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Learn Marathi If You Live In Maharashtra, But No Violence: D Fadnavis

Amid escalating debate over the mandatory use of the Marathi language in Maharashtra, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday emphasised that while pride in one's mother tongue is essential, the ...
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Suniel Shetty on Marathi language debate: 'Don’t force me to speak Marathi, I will do it when I want to do it'

Suniel Shetty urges respect for language, not forced conformity in Mumbai. He values his Mangaluru roots while embracing Mumbai as his karmabhoomi. Shetty believes learning Marathi should be a choice, ...

Marathi mandatory in Maharashtra schools; violators may face cancellation of recognition: Minister

Maharashtra has mandated Marathi language teaching and examinations for all schools, from Classes 1 to 10, across all mediums ...
The Week

Is your child's school teaching Marathi? Why Maharashtra schools can no longer ignore Marathi language

Maharashtra's School Education Minister Dada Bhuse has announced the strict enforcement of the Maharashtra Compulsory ...
The Free Press Journal

'Foreigners Respect Marathi, But Some Insiders Do Not': Raj Thackeray Shares Video Of Japanese Girl Learning Marathi, Urges Pride In State Language

Mumbai, Feb 24: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Tuesday shared a video on X of a Japanese girl currently residing in Maharashtra who is learning Marathi in her own way. In the reel, ...