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Chhichhore Fame Actress Abhilasha Patil Dies Of COVID Complications
Actress Abhilasha Patil succumbed to COVID-19 complications on May 5. As informed by her actor husband, the 47-year-old caught fever on her visit to Benaras and tested positive for coronavirus after returning to Mumbai. Several celebrities poured condolences on the social media for Abhilasha who left behind her husband, son and mother. The Marathi and Hindi actress also starred in Sushanth Singh Rajput’s ‘Chhichhore,’ ‘Badrinath Ki Dulhania’… read-more
Tags: Marathi, Bollywood, Bollywood celebrities, Sushant Singh Rajput
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'Puglya' Wins Best Foreign Language Movie Award At Moscow Film Fest
Director Vinod Sam Peter’s Marathi film 'Puglya' has bagged Best Foreign Language Feature award at Moscow International Film Festival. Centered around the lives of two boys, the movie portrays their affection and emotions towards a dog. Besides winning topmost honours at the World Premiere Film Awards in California, ‘Puglya’ has also been nominated in Best Film, Best Director and Best Cinematography category at other International Film… read-more
Tags: Marathi, Cinema, Puglya, Award, Moscow International Film Festival
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Twitteratis Hilariously Exploit Google Translation Of 'Unworried' As 'Avivaahit' In Hindi
Netizens had an amusing day on March 26 after Google translated the word 'Unworried' in Hindi as 'avivaahit' (unmarried). Odisha's IPS officer Sanjay Kumar also tweeted about the same asking users to search Hindi meaning of 'unworried'. Besides, translations of the same in Urdu and Marathi was shown as 'ghair-shadi-shuda' and 'avivaahit' respectively. The glitch has now been rectified but attracted hilarious reactions as one wrote "Google is… read-more
Tags: Google, Twitter, Translation, Hindi, Urdu, Marathi
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Yediyurappa Rebukes Maha CM Thackrey Over Border Row
Rebuking his Maharashtrian counterpart Uddhav Thackerey, Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa on January 18 stated that the former's statement was against the principles of the Indian Union. Earlier, Thackrey claimed that his government vows to annex Karnataks's Marathi majority areas. The Karnataka CM said that it was unwelcoming to… read-more
Tags: CM Uddhav Thackeray, BS Yediyurappa, border clash, Marathi
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Noted Hindi-Marathi Actor Ravi Patwardhan Dies At 84
Veteran actor Ravi Patwardhan died on December 6 at his residence in Mumbai due to age-related ailments. The 84-year-old Patwardhan was famous for his work in Marathi and Hindi films, as well as TV serials. He had appeared in movies like Tezaab, Jhanjaar, Yeshwant. Sunil Bhosle, producer for Patwardan's TV show Agabai Sasubai said, "He was shooting till the very end." Earlier, he had survived two heart-attacks in February 2020.
Tags: Bollywood, Marathi, Indian Actor, Ravi Patwardhan
Courtesy: The Indian Express
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Maharashtra Sets Up Panel To Execute Compulsory Marathi Education Plan
Maharashtra government has formed an eight-member committee to implement the 'mandatory Marathi education' for class 1 to 10. Earlier in June 2020, the government has passed an act to make Marathi a compulsory language across all mediums and boards. Reportedly, the rules will be implemented in a phased manner: introducing Marathi in two classes each year. However, for non-Marathi medium students, three language rule of the Centre will be… read-more
Tags: Maharashtra Government, New Education Policy, NEP, Marathi, Three language formula
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