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Marathi

Marathi (murä'tē) [key], language belonging to the Indic group of the Indo-Iranian subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. See Indo-Iranian.

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Confessions of a Marathi writer. (Indian Literatures: In the Fifth Decade of Independence) (World Literature Today)

Playing catch-up ; As Raj Thackeray's divisive politics in the name of Marathi manoos strikes a chord among the locals, mainline political parties join the fray with sops and an eye on the forthcoming elections. (India Today)

Six Marathi poets. (Indian Literatures: In the Fifth Decade of Independence) (World Literature Today)

Back to the roots ; As corporates pump in mega bucks and new-age directors introduce fresh ideas to the ever-growing entertainment industry, Marathi films are now ready for the spotlight. (India Today)

Musicology in Marathi (Indian Musicological Society. Journal of the Indian Musicological Society)

Mumbai tamasha ; The Shiv Sena's desperate quest to regain relevance results in a political farce as the targeting of national icons to woo the Marathi manoos boomerangs on it. (India Today)

Marathi Reading Course. (The Journal of the American Oriental Society)

Bedlam At The Border A new resolution to merge the Marathi-speaking areas of Karnataka's Belgaum district with neighbouring Maharashtra provokes protests and stokes ethnic tensions in the region (India Today)

Dalit poetry in Marathi. (Indian Literatures: In the Fifth Decade of Independence) (World Literature Today)

Regional Flavour ; Maharashtra's newly appointed Director General of Police, A.N. Roy, has directed the state's Indian Police Service (IPS) officers to learn Marathi. (India Today)

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