Marathi Language Day is celebrated on February '27' every

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across the

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of Maharashtra. This

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is regulated by the State Government. It is celebrated on Birthday of eminent Marathi Senior poet

Kusumagraj Vishnū Vāman Shirwādkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was an Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived ...

. Kusumagraj has made significant contribution in the cultural field of Maharashtra and tireless efforts have been made to make

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the language of knowledge.

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decision to celebrate his

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as 'Marathi Language Pride Day' as a salutation to the

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and Kusumagraj's memory, Retrieved on 21 January 2013. Essay competitions and seminars are arranged in Schools and Colleges. Government officials are asked to conduct various events.

References

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भारतीय भाषा ज्योति: मराठी
—a textbook for learning Marathi through Hindi from the Central Institute of Indian Languages ; Dictionaries * Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
A dictionary, Marathi and English
2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857. * Vaze, Shridhar Ganesh
The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English
Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press, 1911. * Tulpule, Shankar Gopal and

Anne Feldhaus Anne Feldhaus (Phelḍahāusa, Âna; born 1949) is Distinguished Foundation Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus Professor, at Arizona State University. Her field of specialty is Maharashtra, India, combining philological and ethnographic ap ...

A dictionary of old Marathi
Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
Marathi Wordnet

English to Marathi and Marathi to English Dictionary
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