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Gudi Padwa 2023 will be marked on March 22, 2023, which is the first day of the Hindu calendar month of Chaitra

Updated On: 22 Mar 2023 | 12:05 PM IST

The Maharashtra government has ordered that letters 'La' and 'Sha' in the Marathi language, that have "Hindi influence" currently, will be written in a certain way in the Devanagri script, an official said on Sunday. The changes will be applicable in all government communication as well as textbooks recommended by the state education board, he said. "The letters 'La' and 'Sha' are written in a different way currently. This style has influence of Hindi. The state government has now decided through an order that it will be written in the Devanagari script," he explained. The state government appointed committee for language has also recommended the usage of a 'chandrabindu', one of various linguistic symbols called diacritics, to indicate the nasal pronunciation of a vowel, the official added. There are 36 consonants and 16 initial vowels in Marathi in the Devanagari script, a writing system used by more than 120 languages.

Updated On: 13 Nov 2022 | 10:46 PM IST

Zee Marathi is category leader and among oldest in its bouquet

Updated On: 03 Oct 2022 | 10:04 PM IST

Twitter will be paying close attention to how the feature can impact the way people read, write, and engage with tweets

Updated On: 01 Sep 2022 | 11:54 PM IST

In order to qualify MPSC state service prelims exam, the candidates are required to score a minimum of 33% marks

Updated On: 12 Aug 2022 | 10:26 PM IST

Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde said he does not agree with Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's remarks on Mumbai, and asserted that the contribution made by Marathi people to the growth of the city

Updated On: 30 Jul 2022 | 3:46 PM IST

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday said they would continue to support the fight of Marathi-speaking people residing in border areas of neighbouring Karnataka

Updated On: 01 May 2022 | 2:05 PM IST

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday once again raised the demand to accord the "classical" language status to Marathi.

Updated On: 28 Feb 2022 | 6:58 AM IST

The Lok Sabha MP from Aurangabad said emotive issues are raised only when elections are just around the corner

Updated On: 14 Jan 2022 | 1:24 AM IST

Marathi and Bengali added to five Indian languages; Amazon to also launch voice shopping experience in Hindi

Updated On: 20 Sep 2021 | 6:45 PM IST

The proposal for granting classical language status to Marathi is under active consideration, Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal said on Monday. Replying to a supplementary question by BJP MP Gopal Shetty in the Lok Sabha, the Minister said a 8-member committee was set up which is deliberating on the subject. "So far, Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam and Odia have been given the status of classical languages. Giving the status to Marathi language is under consideration and the Government will move forward with a positive attitude," Meghwal said during the Question Hour, which witnessed repeated adjournments amid opposition protest over Pegasus spyware and other issues. The criteria adopted by the government to determine the eligibility of a language for classical status includes its recorded history over a period of 1500-2000 years, body of ancient literature, whether its literary tradition is original and not borrowed from another speech community and other

Updated On: 09 Aug 2021 | 2:34 PM IST

The number of children studying in English-medium schools is increasing; but they cannot read, write Marathi properly, said Pawar

Updated On: 11 Jan 2020 | 11:29 AM IST

Around 70% of auto rickshaw drivers in Mumbai are from Bihar, UP

Updated On: 01 Mar 2017 | 8:29 PM IST