Marathi Language Day
Marathi Language Day is celebrated on February '27' every year across the Indian states of Maharashtra and Goa. This day is regulated by the State Government. It is celebrated on Birthday of eminent Marathi Senior poet Kusumagraj.[1][2] Kusumagraj has made significant contribution in the cultural field of Maharashtra and tireless efforts have been made to make Marathi the language of knowledge. Maharashtra Government decision to celebrate his birthday as 'Marathi Language Pride Day' as a salutation to the mother tongue and Kusumagraj's memory, Retrieved on 21 January 2013.[3]
Essay competitions and seminars are arranged in Schools and Colleges. Government officials are asked to conduct various events.[4]
See also
References
- "मराठी भाषा दिवस - २७ फेब्रुवारी". MarathiMati.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "jagatik marathi bhasha din celebration - divyamarathi.bhaskar.com". divyabhaskar. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- "Marathi language Pride Day" (PDF).
- "आम्ही मराठीचे शिलेदार!". Loksatta. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
External links
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Marathi edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- भारतीय भाषा ज्योति: मराठी —a textbook for learning Marathi through Hindi from the Central Institute of Indian Languages
- Dictionaries
- Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). A dictionary, Marathi and English. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857.
- Vaze, Shridhar Ganesh. The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English. Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press, 1911.
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal and Anne Feldhaus. A dictionary of old Marathi. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Marathi Wordnet
- English to Marathi and Marathi to English Dictionary
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