The Marathi language row has reached the Supreme Court with a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) being filed against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray for allegedly inciting violence ...

Opposition to the National Education Policy in Maharashtra isn’t just about language – it’s a flashpoint in India’s struggle between centralization and cultural pluralism. In recent weeks, the Indian ...

Maharashtra is embroiled in a language controversy following the government's decision to mandate Hindi for Class I students. Ajay Devgn humorously addressed the debate, while Shilpa Shetty affirmed ...

A 19-year-old college student from Kalyan died by suicide after allegedly being assaulted in a local train for speaking Hindi. The incident has shocked residents and reopened conversations about ...

The bond with his hometown has continued to remain in his roots. “There is Mangaluru in everything that I do,” Shetty said, pointing to how deeply his origins influence his values, outlook and work.

What’s in a language? Lots, if we are talking about the linguistic fencing in Maharashtra over Marathi and Hindi. A day before eminent lawyer Ujjwal Nikam was nominated to the Rajya Sabha, PM Narendra ...

MUMBAI: A fresh controversy has erupted in Maharashtra’s education sector after the state school education department directed schools to implement the Centre’s Mera School Mera Abhiman (Our School, ...

Amid the ongoing controversy in Maharashtra over a now-shelved proposal to introduce Hindi in primary education, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday inaugurated the Kusumagraj ...

By: Mandar Oak, The University of Adelaide. In recent weeks, the Indian state of Maharashtra has found itself at the centre of a growing controversy over the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. At ...