Likewise, the Tamil word for honeymoon is த ே ன ி லவ ு ( Thaen Nilavu ) meaning Thaen-honey and nilavu-moon, and the Marathi word for honeymoon is मध ु च ं द ् र ( Madhuchandra ) meaning Madhu-honey and chandra-moon, whereas in Bangla ( Bengali ) language, it is referred as মধ ু চন া দর ি ম া ( Modhuchondrima ) meaning Modhu-Honey and chondrima-moon.

The independence of Pakistan in 1947 saw the settlement of the what is now the largest ethnic community in the city, the Muhajirs who migrated from India in search of a Muslim homeland and settled in Pakistan, that's why the culture of Karachi is very similar to any Indian Muslim dominant city and the city's first language is Urdu because of these Muhajir unlike other parts of the country Most properties vacated by Hindus were granted to Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants who had migrated from India, Known as Muhajirs, their descendants now form the majority of Karachi's residents, these Mohajirs of Urdu, Gujrati, Marathi, Konkani Muslims from India and Bengali origin are around 13 million.

Marathi (; ) is a southern Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people.

Standard Marathi is the official language of the State of Maharashtra.

Marathi is an official language of Maharashtra and co-official language in the union territories of Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli.

In Goa, Konkani is the sole official language ; however, Marathi may also be used for all official purposes.

* Marathi language

The Marathi language describes a week as Athavada, which means group of eight days and nine nights, though nowadays a seven day week is accepted and used according the Roman calendar.

As regards his stint as a college professor Deshpande was to write later that his job was to create hatred for Marathi language instead of love for it.

Most of his writings are deeply rooted in Marathi language which some consider as his command over the language while some others consider it as a shortcoming.

Other vernacular names include Nimm ( Punjabi ), Vembu ( Tamil ), Arya Veppu ( Malayalam ), Azad Dirakht ( Persian ), Nimba, Arishta, Picumarda ( Sanskrit, Oriya ), Limdo ( Gujarati language ) Kadu-Limba ( Marathi ), Dongoyaro ( in some Nigerian languages ), Margosa, Neem ( نيم ) ( Arabic ), Nimtree, Vepu ( వ ే ప ు), Vempu ( வ ே ம ் ப ு), Vepa ( వ ే ప ) ( Telugu ), Bevu ( ಕಹ ಿ ಬ ೇ ವ ು ( Kannada ), Kodu nimb ( Konkani ), ක ො හ ො ඹ ( Kohomba, Sinhala ), Tamar ( Burmese ), sầu đâu, xoan Ấn Độ ( Vietnamese ), ស ្ ដ ៅ ( Sdao, Khmer ), สะเดา ( Sadao, Thai ), אזדרכת ( Hebrew ), " Maliyirinin " ( Bambara language ) and Paraiso ( Spanish ).

Ironically, there is a saying in Marathi ( language of Maharashtra ) " santh vaahate Krishnamaai " which means " quiet flows Krishna ".

They have varying names in the languages of India: ananas ( अननस ) in Marathi, anaasa ( అన ా స ) in Telugu, Sapuri-PaNasa ( ସପ ୁ ର ି ପଣସ ) in Oriya language, annachi pazham ( Tamil ), anarosh ( Bengali ), and in Malayalam, kaitha chakka.

* Marathi language, an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people of western and central India

* Marathi cinema, films produced in the Marathi language in the state of Maharashtra, India

* Marathi literature, the body of literature in the Marathi language

In Marathi, P. L. Deshpande adapted this play as Ammaldar ( literally " the Government Inspector ") in the late 1950s, skillfully cladding it with all indigenous politico-cultural robe of Maharashtra, while maintaining the comic satire of the original.

A one act play competition for local amateur Marathi theatre groups is also held during this ten days period.

The play was a huge success in Marathi theater and has earned many accolades.

In 1970, Kanetkar received a Filmfare Award for Best Story for the Hindi movie Aansoo Ban Gaye Phool, the story having been an adaptation of his Marathi play Ashrunchi Jhali Phule.

Godse started a Marathi newspaper for Hindu Mahasabha called Agrani, which some years later was renamed Hindu Rashtra.

* Maza Pravas: 1857 cya Bandaci Hakikat ( Marathi " My journey: the truth about the 1857 rebellion "); by Vishnu Bhatt Godse.

* Godse, D. G. Mastānī, Pôpyulara Prakāśana, 1989 ( Marathi )

The word mongoose is derived from the Marathi name () ( pronounced as ), perhaps ultimately from Dravidian ( cf.

Pandurang Vaijnath Shastri Athavale () ( October 19, 1920 – October 25, 2003 ), also known as Dada-ji (), which literally translates as elder brother in Marathi, was an Indian philosopher, spiritual leader, social reformer and Hinduism reformist, who founded the Swadhyay Movement and the Swadhyay Parivar organization ( Swadhyay Family ) in 1954, a self-knowledge movement based on the Bhagavad Gita, which has spread across nearly 100, 000 villages in India, with over 5 million members.

Gilli Danda known by various other names: it is called Tipcat in English, Dandi-Biyo ( डण ् ड ी ब ि य ो) in Nepali, alak-doulak ( الک دولک ) in Persian, dānggűli in Bengali & Assamese, chinni-dandu in Kannada, kuttiyum kolum in Malayalam, viti-dandu व ि ट ् ट ी द ां ड ू in Marathi, kitti-pul ( க ி ட ் ட ி- ப ு ல ்) in Tamil, Gooti-Billa or Karra-Billa or Billam-Godu in Telugu, Gulli-Danda in Punjabi, Geeti Danna () in ( Saraiki, Iti-Dakar ( اٽي ڏڪر ) in Sindhi, Lappa-Duggi ( لپا ڈگی ) in Pashto and Kon ko in khmer, the Cambodian language.

Marathi literature () is the body of literature of Marathi, a Sanskrit-derived language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Maharashtra and written in the Devanagari script.

Mumbaikar () is the Marathi word to signify a resident of Mumbai.

Krishnaji Keshav Damle () ( March 15, 1866-November 7, 1905 ) was a Marathi poet from Maharashtra, India, who wrote poetry under the pen name Keshavasuta ( क े शवस ु त ).

The pata, patta, dand patta or dandpatta () ( Marathi: द ां डपट ् ट ा) is an Indian sword with a gauntlet integrated as a handguard.

Raj Shrikant Thackeray () ( born 14 June 1968 ) is the founder and president of the right-wing Marathi ethnocentric regional political party, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (" Maharashtra Reformation Army ") in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Pav bhaji () is a fast food dish that originated in Marathi cuisine.

Uddhav Thackeray () ( born 27 July 1960 ) is the executive president of the Shiv Sena, a right-wing, Marathi ethnocentric regional political party based in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

The city derives its name from " Saha Galli " (" Six Lanes " in Marathi ).

This kingdom was known as the Hindavi Swarajya (" Hindu self-rule ") in the Marathi language.

Hutatma Chowk ( Marathi: ह ु त ा त ् म ा च ौ क ) (" Martyrs ' Square ") is the official name of a square in South Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

He suggested to one of two persons who were sitting near him playing chess that, as the pawns (" pyaada " in Marathi, meaning both pawn and soldier ) of his opponent had advanced in force, he should take back his king a square or two.

* In India: ब ा जर ी ( Bajri in Rajasthani, Gujarati and Marathi ), ಸಜ ್ ಜ ೆ ( Sajje in Kannada ); கம ் ப ு ( Kambu in Tamil ); ब ा जर ा ( Bajra in Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi ) and ( sajjalu in Telugu ) and (" Kambam " in Malayalam )

Murud was once known in Marathi as Habsan (" of Habshi " or Abyssinian ).

Bal Keshav Thackeray (; born 23 January 1926 ), popularly known as Hindu Hriday Samraat Balasaheb Thackeray is an Indian politician, founder and chief of the Shiv Sena, a right-wing Hindu nationalist, and Marathi ethnocentric party active mainly in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.

In India, dill is known as shepu ( श े प ू) in Marathi and Konkani, savaa in Hindi or soa in Punjabi.

Devanāgarī is the main script used to write Standard Hindi, Marathi, and Nepali.

Kabaddi ( sometimes transliterated Kabbadi or Kabadi ; Punjabi: ਕਬ ੱ ਡ ੀ, Marathi: कबड ् ड ी, Hindi: कबड ् ड ी, ,,,,,, Malayalam: കബഡ ി) is a South Asian team sport.

there is also a sizable community of Marathi Hindus and Malayali Muslims in Karachi ( the Mappila ), originally from Kerala in South India.

Nene is also from a Marathi Brahmin family.

Marathi is primarily spoken in Maharashtra and parts of neighbouring states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh, union-territories of Daman-diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli.

Marathi is also spoken by Maharashtrian emigrants worldwide, especially in the United States, Israel, Mauritius, and Canada.

Maharashtri, the root of modern Marathi, is a particularly interesting case.

Shiv Sena ( Marathi: Śiv Senā, meaning Army of Shiv, also SS ), is a political organisation in India founded on 19 June 1966 by political cartoonist Bal Thackeray.

In Maharashtra, bhakri ( भ ा कर ी in Marathi ; also called ಭಕ ್ ರ ಿ bhakri in Northern Karnataka ), a type of flat bread is prepared using finger millet ( ragi ) flour.

It is known as गव ा र ् gawaar in Urdu, Hindi and Marathi, గ ో ర ు చ ి క ్ క ు డ ు goruchikkudu kaya or gokarakaya in Telugu, ಗ ೋ ರ ಿ ಕ ಾ ಯ ಿ ( gorikayi ), ಜವಳ ಿ ಕ ಾ ಯ ಿ ( javaLikaayi ), ಚವಳ ಿ ಕ ಾ ಯ ಿ ( chavalikayi ) in Kannada, and < span lang =" ta-Latn " lang =" ta-Latn " style =" font-style: italic ;"> kotthavarai </ span > (< span lang =" ta-Taml " lang =" ta-Taml "> க ொ த ் தவர ை க ் க ா ய ்</ span >) in Tamil.