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  2. Gomantak Maratha Samaj - Wikipedia

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    Gomantak Maratha Samaj is a Hindu community found in the Indian state of Goa. [1] They are known as Nutan Maratha Samaj in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra and Naik Maratha Samaj in Maharashtra , Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka , also Telangana respectively.

  3. Caste system in Goa - Wikipedia

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    Commonly known as Kalavants and now known as Gomantak Maratha Samaj is a group of various sub-castes who served the temples and the aristocrats in the olden days. Gomantak Maratha is relatively a new ameliorative name (coined in the late 20th century [1]) given to these groups for uniting and emancipating them. [7]

  4. 1967 Goa status referendum - Wikipedia

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    The belief that Konkani is a dialect of Marathi and that Marathi is the mother tongue of all Goans. [3] The MGP had the backing of non GSB Hindus (especially Bandodkar's Gomantak Maratha Samaj), immigrants from erstwhile British India, as well as the Maratha landlords from the Novas Conquistas.

  5. Shashikala Kakodkar - Wikipedia

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    Other less-generous critics of Kakodkar indict her of running a corruption-prone government, which was particularly dominated by Goa's then-strong transport lobby, and which saw a lot of her fellow Gomantak Maratha Samaj caste members gain predominance in government postings. Towards the end of her tenure, Kakodkar's government was hit by two ...

  6. List of Marathi films - Wikipedia

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    This is the list of films produced in the Marathi language in India. The Marathi film industry is the oldest of all Indian film industries. Raja Harishchandra, the first silent film of India was directed by Dadasaheb Phalke with the help of all Marathi-crew. Ayodhyecha Raja was the first talkie Marathi film that released in 1932. [1]

  7. Dayanand Bandodkar - Wikipedia

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    Bandodkar was a member of the Gomantak Maratha Samaj in Portuguese Goa. [7] His proposal to merge Goa with Maharashtra was met with stiff opposition from the native Goans. Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India then offered him two options: [8] To retain Goa's current status as a union territory.

  8. List of highest-grossing Marathi films - Wikipedia

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    Natsamrat was the first Marathi film to cross ₹48–50 crores. [a] Sairat was the first Marathi film to cross ₹75 crores and ₹100 crores. [3] This ranking lists the highest-grossing Marathi films produced by Marathi cinema, based on conservative global box office estimates as reported by organizations classified as green by Wikipedia.

  9. Bhandari (caste) - Wikipedia

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    The Bhandari community is a caste that inhabits the western coast of India.Their traditional occupation was "toddy tapping".they were also good naval warriors. They form the largest caste group in the state of Goa, reportedly being over 30% of that state's Hindu population, and play a major role in deciding the future of any political party there.