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Maharashtra contributes 25 per cent of the country's industrial output and is the most indebted state in the country. [211] [212] Industrial activity in state is concentrated in Seven districts: Mumbai City , Mumbai Suburban , Thane , Aurangabad , Pune , Nagpur , and Nashik . [213]
Maharashtra was formed as a Marathi-speaking state of India on May 1, 1960, as part of a nationwide linguistic reorganisation of the Indian states. The term "Maratha" is generally used by historians to refer to all Marathi-speaking peoples, irrespective of their caste ; [8] However, it may refer to a Maharashtrian caste known as the Maratha .
1 day ago · Maharashtra, state of India, occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau in the western peninsular part of the subcontinent. Its capital city is Mumbai, India’s most populous city as well as the country’s financial and commercial center. Learn more about the state’s features and history in this article.
Marathi ( मराठी, pronounced [məˈɾaːʈʰiː] ⓘ) is an Indo-Aryan language predominantly spoken by Marathi people in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the official language of Maharashtra, and an additional official language in the state of Goa used to reply provided the request is received in Marathi.
4 days ago · Marathi language, Indo-Aryan language of western and central India. Its range extends from north of Mumbai down the western coast past Goa and eastward across the Deccan; in 1966 it became the official language of the state of Maharashtra. The standard form of speech is that of the city of Pune (Poona).
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UTC+05:30 ( IST) Maharashtra is a state in Western India. Its language is Marathi. It is the third biggest state of India by area and second biggest state in India based on population. Only one Indian state has more people ( Uttar Pradesh ). Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra. Pune is the cultural and educational capital.
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Marathi. Marathi (मराठी) is the official state language of Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्र), by population (currently 112,400,000) the second-largest state in India. Approximately 84,000,000 people claim Marathi as their mother tongue. This makes Marathi, in terms of numbers of native speakers, the third-largest language ...
