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Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. Today on Marathi language day, which is celebrated on the birthday of eminent Marathi poet Vi. Va. Shirwadkar let’s find out more about the history of this language in this episode of Culture 'Shauk' with Sunita Iyer.

BSP chief Mayawati and WB CM Mamata Banerjee have openly declared that they would not attend the all-party meet to discuss the strategy in opposition to the CAA 

Did you know which was the most retweeted tweet in sports in India in the year 2019? Here is it. Twitter India announced in its report under #ThisHappened in 2019 in India. The tweet involves Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Every evening, as dusk descends, the Ganga Aarti is performed at the three holy cities of Haridwar, Rishikesh, and Varanasi in India. It's a very powerful and uplifting spiritual ritual. But how many of you’ll know the meaning and importance of the Ganga Aarti?

Teachers’ Day is celebrated on September 5 in India. It marks the birth anniversary of India’s second President, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Students organise special programmes on this day to honour their teachers.

Although, there are numerous things that you can gift you teacher, you are often left you confused with generic gift options. So here are some gift ideas to make your life easier:

'Well, we need two points, definitely. It's an important game for us. And there's still a slim chance for us to actually qualify. But anything's possible. And going up against India, it's always going to be a challenge,' said Chris Gayle ahead India-West Indies game at the ICC World Cup 2019

The left-hander recently announced his retirement from all forms of the game. He enjoyed the highs of two global trophies (World T20 2007 and 2011 World Cup), being the team’s highest scorer in both the finals and also won a brace of Indian Premier League (IPL) titles as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain.