Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad is a literary institution situated in the Indian state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

for the purpose of the "furtherance of

Marathi language Marathi (; , 𑘦𑘨𑘰𑘙𑘲, , ) is a Classical languages of India, classical Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra and is also spoken in Goa, and parts of Guj ...

and

literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, Play (theatre), plays, and poetry, poems. It includes both print and Electroni ...

". It was established in

Pune Pune ( ; , ISO 15919, ISO: ), previously spelled in English as Poona (List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1978), is a city in the state of Maharashtra in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau in Western ...

in 1906. ''The Encyclopedia of Indian Literature'' considers it as Marathi's first representative literary body. The ''Parishad'' arranges annual conferences runs ''Maharashtra Sahitya Patrika'' a

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

quarterly, provides a reference library, conducts qualifying examinations in

and literature and classes for non-Marathi speakers in Pune. It has undertaken the publishing a ''History of Marathi literature''. It has constituted various awards in the field of literature. The ''Parishad'' according to Deshpande lead in the demand for the formation of a separate linguistic state – Maharashtra.

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{{reflist Indic literature societies Organisations based in Pune Marathi language Organizations established in 1906 1906 establishments in India Language advocacy organizations Language regulators