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1 May. On 1 May 1960, the erstwhile Bombay State was divided into the current states of Maharashtra and Gujarat based on primary spoken languages as Marathi and Gujarati. The day is hence also celebrated in Maharashtra as Maharashtra Day (महाराष्ट्र दिन) and is observed as state holiday. Marathi thus became the ...
Satyameva Jayate ( lit. 'Truth alone triumphs') is a part of a mantra from the Hindu scripture Mundaka Upanishad. [ 1] Following the independence of India, it was adopted as the national motto of India on 26 January 1950, the day India became a republic. [ 2][ 3] It is inscribed in the Devanagari script at the base of the Lion Capital of Ashoka ...
Marathi ( / məˈrɑːti /; [ 6] 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.
Independence Day, one of the three National holidays in India (the other two being the Republic Day on 26 January and Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on 2 October), is observed in all Indian states and union territories. On the eve of Independence Day, the President of India delivers the "Address to the Nation".
Kusumagraj was born into a Deshastha Brahmin family [ 7] on 27 February 1912 in Pune as Gajanan Ranganath Shirwadkar. He even published some of his poetry under this name in 1930s. Upon being adopted somewhat late in life in 1930s, his name was changed to Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar. He later adopted the sobriquet 'Kusumagraj'.
Shiv Jayanti, also known as Shivaji festival, is a festival and public holiday of the Indian state of Maharashtra. This festival is celebrated on February 19, celebrating the birth anniversary of Shivaji I, the first Chhatrapati of the Marathas. He established Hindavi Swarajya (Hindavī Svarājya; "Self-Rule of the hindavi people").
Sant Soyarabai (c. 14th century), Marathi literature. Sarada Devi (22 December 1853 – 20 July 1920) Satchidananda Saraswati (22 December 1914 – 19 August 2002) Sathya Sai Baba (23 November 1926 – 24 April 2011) Satnarayan Maharaj (born 1931), Indo-Trinidadian Hindu leader and son-in-law of Bhadase Sagan Maraj.
United States. March 30. National Doctors' Day is a day on which the service of physicians to the nation is recognized annually. The idea came from Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, and the date chosen was the anniversary of the first use of general anesthesia in surgery.