MarathiFacts

Facts about Maharashtra & Marathi

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Late Gen K. V. Krishna Rao was Colonel of the Mahar Regiment during 1968-83.

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Maharashtra has third highest number of colleges after AndhraPradesh and Karanataka. https://t.co/DjQUtRDEiq

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Maharashtra has 3522 Private Colleges and 769 Government Colleges. 78% Students are in Pvt Colleges. https://t.co/DjQUtRDEiq

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#23January,1664: Death of Shahajiraje Bhonsle at Hodigere near Channagiri Davanagere Dist, Karnataka. https://t.co/AMxjd5q52R

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#23January,1926: Birth of Balashaeb Thackeray at Datar wada situated at 326,Sadashiv Peth, Pune.

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#23January,1919: Death of Ram Ganesh Gadkari (गोविंदाग्रज): poet, playwright, and humorist. https://t.co/CRF0TPgAU7

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There is plenty of Marathi Literature on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose: Mahanayak being today's most popular.

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The official name for Marine Drive (Mumbai) is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road.

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3rd Battle of Panipat:The Maratha army,under Sadashivraobhau, uncle of the peshwa, was trapped & destroyed by Afghan chief AḥmadShah Durrānī

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#14January,1761: Third Battle of Panipat. https://t.co/BfUnyToGPB
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A total of 622 alleged criminals were killed in police encounters from 1982 to 2004 in Mumbai. Manya Surve was 1st. https://t.co/cJ79nuTcOI?

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#11January,1982: Encounter of Manya Surve at Wadala: Mumbai's first recorded encounter killing. https://t.co/dhPWHmwYCf

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#10Jan,1730: Peshwa Bajirao I laid the ceremonial foundation of Shaniwar Wada. https://t.co/8DTBzYaNSs

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#6Jan,1818: Treaty of Mandeswar brings an end to the 3rd AngloMaratha War leading to annexation of Maratha Confederacy by East India Company

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#6Jan,1832: Balshastri Jambhekar (born #6Jan,1812) of the Elphinstone College began Darpan, the first Marathi-English fortnightly magazine.

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#6Jan,1812:Birth of Balshastri Jambhekar:Father of Marathi journalism; started 1st Marathi newspaper(Darpan) in 1832 https://t.co/CFp7eq3R7j

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Savitribai Phoole of BJP wins in Bahraich,UP.

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Sectorwise Contribution to State's GDP(2009-10):
Agriculture:8.57%
Industry: 20.99%
Services: 70.44%
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5 districts:(2Mumbais,Thane,Pune,Nagpur) have share of female teachers >60%.

3 districts (Hingoli, Buldana, Gadchiroli) <25%.

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27 of the 35 States&UTs in India have gender gap lower than #Maharashtra at the Primary level and 24 States&UTs at the Upper Primary level