Facing criticism over making Hindi language compulsory for Std 1 to 5 across the state, the Maharashtra government has stepped back in the ongoing language row. The state School Education Minister ...

PUNE: Making Hindi a compulsory subject has nothing to do with politics, nor is it intended to undermine Marathi or impose Hindi, clarified Rahul Rekhawar, director, State Council of Educational ...

Bharatiya Janata Party chief spokesperson Navnath Ban criticised Shiv Sena (UBT) on Marathi Language Pride Day, questioning their commitment to the language. He alleged that on the one hand they talk ...

A vast majority of respondents across Maharashtra have opposed making Hindi a compulsory subject from Class 1 to 4, according to preliminary findings by the Jadhav Committee. The committee was set up ...

Maharashtra, long regarded as one of India’s most cosmopolitan states, has found itself reliving an old tension: a renewed battle over language. In the last few months, a state government order ...

Amid an ongoing political row over the alleged "imposition" of Hindi in Maharashtra's primary education, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut clarified that their party is not against the Hindi language, ...

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshavardhan Sapkal launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led government, alleging that the push for Hindi imposition is a deliberate attempt to ...

The panel, formed in line with the NEP 2020, has been holding consultations across all eight administrative divisions of the state to gather feedback from educators, parents, linguistic experts, and ...

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