Marathi vs Hindi: 30 Words That Will Trick You (and Why)
Marathi and Hindi share the same Devanagari script and hundreds of words. That’s the trap. You hear a familiar word, nod confidently, and then realise the conversation has gone somewhere…
Aapli Bhasha, Aapli Sanskruti
Marathi and Hindi share the same Devanagari script and hundreds of words. That’s the trap. You hear a familiar word, nod confidently, and then realise the conversation has gone somewhere…
You’ve moved to Mumbai or Pune. You’ve found a flat, survived the broker, and learned that “5 minutes” in an auto means 25. Now it’s time to learn some Marathi.…
Textbook Marathi will get you through an exam. Slang will get you through a local train, a cutting-chai tapri and a family WhatsApp group. If you’ve ever heard someone say…
नाना गेले… पण नाना संपले नाहीत. आज सकाळी महाराष्ट्राला अशी बातमी मिळाली, जिच्यासाठी कोणाचंच मन तयार नव्हतं. ज्यांच्या आवाजाने पडदा हादरायचा आणि ज्यांच्या शांततेने काळीज पिळवटून निघायचं, ते नाना पाटेकर…
This morning, Maharashtra woke up to news it was never ready for. Nana Patekar, the man whose voice could shake a courtroom and whose silence could break your heart, passed…
Few gods are loved as warmly as Krishna. He is the butter-stealing child of Gokul, the flute player of Vrindavan, the charioteer and teacher of the Bhagavad Gita, and, for…
प्रस्तावना (Introduction) पहिला पाऊस पडला की प्रत्येक मराठी घरात एक गाणं आपोआप ओठांवर येतं: “येरे येरे पावसा, तुला देतो पैसा”. हे पारंपरिक बालगीत इतकं जुनं आहे की ते कोणी लिहिलं…
Dasara marks the victory of good over evil, and in 2026 it falls on Tuesday, 20 October. Here is what the festival means, why it is celebrated, and how different…
म्हणी म्हणजे काय? (What is a Mhan?) म्हण म्हणजे अनुभवातून तयार झालेले एक छोटे, अर्थपूर्ण वाक्य. मोजक्या शब्दांत मोठा जीवनानुभव सांगणे हे म्हणीचे वैशिष्ट्य आहे. आपल्या आजी-आजोबांच्या बोलण्यात म्हणी सहज…
Choosing a name for your daughter is one of the first gifts you give her. Most Marathi parents today want the same thing: a name that sounds fresh and modern,…