Marathi Language Day

Marathi Language Day (Marathi Din, Marathi Diwas : मराठी दिन, मराठी दिवस) is celebrated on February 27 every year across the Indian state of Maharashtra & Goa. This day is regulated by the State Government. It is celebrated on Birthday of eminent Marathi Poet Vi. Va. Shirwadkar.^[1][2]

Essay competitions and seminars are arranged in Schools and Colleges. Government officials are asked to conduct various events.^[3]

See also

• Maharashtra
• Marathi language

References

1. "मराठी भाषा दिवस - २७ फेब्रुवारी". MarathiMati.com. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
2. "jagatik marathi bhasha din celebration - divyamarathi.bhaskar.com". divyabhaskar. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
3. "आम्ही मराठीचे शिलेदार!". Loksatta. 22 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

External links

• 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. A dictionary of old Marathi. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Marathi Wordnet
• English to Marathi and Marathi to English Dictionary