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Damask ( /ˈdæməsk/; Arabic: دمشق) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. [ 1] The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave. [ 2] Fabrics used to create damasks include silk, wool ...
Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje (often known as Chota Rajan), Indian gangster. Maya Dolas, Indian gangster and former member of D-company. Manya Surve, Indian gangster. Dilip Buwa, Indian gangster and sharpshooter. Ravi Pujari, Indian gangster and extortionist. Chota Shakeel, Indian gangster and lieutenant of Dawood Ibrahim.
The Marathi people ( / məˈrɑːti /; [ 8] Marathi: मराठी लोक, Marāṭhī lōk) or Marathis (Marathi: मराठी, Marāṭhī) are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group who are native to Maharashtra in western India. They natively speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language.
The Marathi people of Maharashtra in India have contributed to a diverse range of fields, including the sciences, arts, politics, literatures and Sports. List of Maratha dynasties and states; List of Marathi people in sports; List of Marathi social reformers; List of Marathi people in literature and journalism
Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in the state. Maharashtra is the third largest state of India in terms of land area and second largest in terms of population in India. . It has a long history of Marathi saints of Varakari religious movement, such as Dnyaneshwar, Namdev, Chokhamela, Eknath and Tukaram which forms the one of bases of the culture of Maharashtra or Marathi culture.
Mumbai ( / mʊmˈbaɪ / ⓘ, Marathi: [ˈmumbəi], ISO: Muṁbaī; formerly known as Bombay[ a]) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore ). [ 20] Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the ...
Devika Rotawan, survivor of the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Judah Reuben, cricket umpire. Pinky Rajgarhia, child psychologist and beauty queen. Ashish Rajadhyaksha, film scholar. Rajesh Pullarwar, artist. Bapsybanoo Pavry, socialite and aristocrat. Sheela Patel, activist and academic involved with people living in slums and shanty towns.
On 1 May 2013 another channel launched, namely Jai Maharashtra, by Mumbai-based media group Sahana Films. Lokshahi News channel was launched on 26 January 2020 by Swaraj Marathi Broadcasting LLP. Pudhari News, a news channel by Pudhari Publications Pvt. Ltd., was launched on 29 August 2023. [1]