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Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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Topic: Marathi

SubscriberWrites: Language Wars: When Hindi was David and Marathi—the Goliath

The need of the hour is to use Hindi to build global dominance but this scale would serve no purpose if the soul were lost

Hindi imposition, English preference, Maharashtra’s Marathi schools are vanishing amid a language war

While govt blames closure on parents preferring English medium, educators & activists say that administration is not putting enough efforts to upgrade infra in these schools.

SubscriberWrites: A tale of Marathi ‘Asmita’

Marathi 'Asmita' flares in Mumbai again, but without vision or statewide resonance, can it move beyond politics and hooliganism into real cultural revival?

Bear-hug diplomacy & the cost of evasion

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Thane food stall owner beaten ‘for not speaking in Marathi’

Viral video on social media showed some of the attackers wearing scarves having the symbol of the MNS. This comes as the 3-language formula debate rages on in Maharashtra.

Marathi wins in Mumbai’s monsoon madness—and Maharashtrian mulgi gives competition to Malaika

If Cousins T are indeed serious about reconnecting toddlers to Marathi, perhaps they should appeal to Yasmin Shaikh, an acclaimed grammarian and Marathi language expert.

Not Noddy, Tom & Pingu, but ‘Adu, Sanju & Teju’—BJP wants Mumbaikar penguins to have Marathi names

Mumbai BJP leaders also held a protest outside the Byculla Zoo Monday to emphasise their demand for Marathi name for the penguins born on Mumbai’s soil.

Language row, now in Maharashtra: RSS leader’s Marathi remark puts BJP in spot as Oppn cries treason

‘Mumbai doesn’t have one language…’ Joshi can be heard saying in a video clip circulating on social media. However, he clarified Thursday that his comment was misunderstood.

Maharashtra enforces Marathi for govt officials, violators to face action

The Maharashtra govt reiterated its Marathi language policy finalised on 14 March, 2024, when previous Mahayuti govt under Eknath Shinde was in charge.

Centre grants classical language status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali

The Centre's criteria for classical language status says the language should have over 1,000 years of antiquity, valuable ancient literature, and an original literary tradition.

On Camera

Bangladesh’s February elections are in the Jamaat’s hands. They want a ‘unity government’

‘This is a not-so-subtle warning by the Jamaat to the BNP that no future government can be run without taking it along,' Bangladeshi journalist Sahidul Hasan Khokon told ThePrint.

Trump threatens India with fresh tariffs on Russian oil, calls PM Modi a ‘good guy’

The latest comment comes as New Delhi and Washington have yet to sign a trade agreement. India’s purchase of Russian oil has reduced, but Moscow remains top source for crude.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.