Dossier
Marathi
Coverage of Marathi in the Nexus archive.
- MES demands SIR forms in Marathi, activist asks if Maharashtra is doing the same for Kannada-speaking people
MES leader Sunil Balekundri refused to accept SIR enumeration forms in Kannada during a door-to-door visit in Belagavi on July 1. An activist questioned whether Maharashtra is applying the same language requirements for Kannada-speaking people.
- Linguistics over licences in Maharashtra
Maharashtra’s Transport Minister has mandated that taxi and auto drivers learn Marathi by August 15 to retain their licenses. RTOs are serving as classrooms for migrant drivers, who have only four days to learn the basics, with some expressing hope and others feeling humiliated.