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However, in due course of time, due to the fanfare celebrations of Maharashtra Day and Labour Day; both being observed on 1 May, the Marathi Official Language Day celebrations had reduced and also being ignored by government bodies. On 10 April 1977, the government issued another circular about reminder of this day and its observances.
Maharashtra Day, commonly known as Maharashtra Din is a state holiday [1] in the Indian state of Maharashtra, commemorating the formation of the state of Maharashtra in India [2] [3] from the division of the Bombay State on 1 May 1960. [1]
Goa Liberation Day: 19 December Liberation (1961) 1961 – Annexed to India after Portuguese-Indian War as a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu; 1987 – Made a State by State of Goa Act, 1986 [6] Goa Day: 30 May Statehood (1987) [7] Gujarat: Gujarat Day: 1 May Formation (1960) 1924 – Organised as States of Western India Agency
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.
Marathi is one of the biggest language in the world. Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India.It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India.
The university began through an Act of Parliament which received the assent of the President on 8 January 1997. The purpose of the act was to establish and incorporate a teaching university for the promotion and development of Hindi language and literature, through teaching and research, with a view to enabling Hindi to achieve greater functional efficiency and recognition as a major ...
1st day of Chaitra: March–April: New Year: One day: The year starts on the first day of Chaitra known as Gudi Padwa] which falls around March or April of the Western calendar. A gudi or victory pole is erected outside the house on this day. The special dish on the day includes Shreekhand.
The Education Department of the Government of Maharashtra decided to celebrate 7 November as 'Student's Day' across the Indian state on 27 October 2017. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Despite having a very high standard of scholarship and knowledge, Ambedkar considered himself a lifelong student, and as he became an ideal student, the government declared his ...