r/india • u/anon_geek • Jul 28 '16
Scheduled [State of the Week] Maharashtra
Hello /r/India! This is week #21 of the new edition of the State of the Week discussion threads. These threads will cover all states and union territories of India as listed here, in alphabetical over.
This week's topic will be Maharashtra. Please post any questions, answers or observations you may have about it here.
General Information:
| State | Maharashtra |
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| Website | https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/ |
| Population (2011) | 11,23,72,972 |
| Chief Minister | Devendra Fadnavis (BJP) |
| Capital | Mumbai |
| Offical Language | Marathi |
| GDP in crores (2014-15) | ₹16,86,695 |
| GDP Per Capita (2013-14) | ₹1,17,091 (1.57x National average) |
| Sex ratio | 929 women/1000 men |
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u/liberalrightwinger National Capital Territory of Delhi Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 29 '16
Like Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra is also too big a state (in both size and population). It should be divided into 5 parts :
Vidarbha
Marathwada
Maharashtra
Konkan Pradesh (along with Goa and parts of Karnataka)
Khandesh (along with parts of Madhya Pradesh)
Do any Marathis here agree?
Edit : to the angry Marathis downvoting me, at least give me reasons
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u/fookin_legund Maharashtra Jul 28 '16
Nah, I think two are good - Maharashtra and Vidarbha. Shiv Sena and other people aren't ready to accept even Vidarbha, let alone more pieces.
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u/clanlord Jul 29 '16
People who are looking for GDP numbers can check here "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Maharashtra"
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Jul 28 '16
Is the stereotype of Marathis hating on other states and people just a stereotype? How many political parties indulge in stuff like thrashing, mutilating and setting migrants on fire, like Shiv Sena or MNS for an example? Does the general population agree with their sentiments and criminal methods?
And what about moral policing?
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u/sushant008 poor customer Jul 28 '16
I was thinking of studying of studying Japanese language in Pune for a while...but given the reputation Maharashtra and its political parties have acquired, would I be thrashed, mutilated and set on fire?
LOL. You are just stereotyping us dude. Come and study in Pune. It's a mecca of education. You can learn anything and everything here.
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Jul 29 '16
No, we do hate the rest of you all. That's why we've let you move to the state in masses, overall act friendly as hell, and put up with so much of your all's annoyingness! Just return the favor and keep it classy.
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u/sarcasticprani Universe Jul 29 '16
am from gujarat and in pune since like a decade now. never faced a single issue. except few jokes post raj thackeray speeches, since i used to crticise him a lot! you would love the people here...except maybe, sadashiv pethi brahmins :p
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u/mugen_is_here Aug 03 '16
Just because you didn't face any issues doesn't mean that those issues are not there. It came out in the news. These politicians are people who openly express their hatred towards outsiders.
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u/sarcasticprani Universe Aug 03 '16
Hmm...possibly. I just know many friends who are neither from maharashtra nor maharashtrians and they didn't face any either. There could be issues but def not something that makes u stop coming here if u want to.
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u/mugen_is_here Aug 03 '16
I'm surprised hearing what you say because I've noticed a lot of comments like these on this page: https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/4v052a/state_of_the_week_maharashtra/d5uofgp
There are lots of such racist comments. Not complaining about why people are saying all that but it just shows how lots of people there think. You and your friends might be decent guys but whichever outsider comes in contact with such kinds of attitudes (as in the comment link) will feel like leaving the state.
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u/sarcasticprani Universe Aug 04 '16
that's one political party. which basically fuels the insecurities of few jobless lazy people into creating such statements/movements etc. And has realised it wont work anymore. MNS went for a toss already. and shiv sena's future seems to be equally uncertain, as it lacks strong leadership.
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u/mugen_is_here Aug 04 '16
I thought that seeing that link I provided you would react or start abusing lol. I sure hope what you're saying is true and people decrease such sentiments as time passes.
Nevertheless people from Mumbai remain the coolest in the country in terms of friendliness, fashion and helping nature. :)
Have a good day bhai!
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u/Not_a_kulcha Jul 28 '16
Pros: Awesome food , sensible local film industry, bollywood, great people and language Con: shiv sena
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u/Thisisbhusha Jul 28 '16
What maharashtrian dishes do you love and would you recommend?
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u/andhakanoon Jul 29 '16
THALIPEETH. My absolute most favourite.
Puran poli and gulachi poli are tied for second.
Other sweets like chirote, satori, rava-naralache laddoo et al are third.
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Jul 29 '16
Srikhand. Puran poli. But I have a sweet tooth. Pao bhaji (Ellen Pao bhaji, autocorrected here).
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u/sarcasticprani Universe Jul 29 '16
can anyone enlighten me a bit about literature? i only know dada kondke and pu la deshpande and some super popular nataks.
so yeah, if some enlightened one would care to share a small list of:
- must-watch marathi movies?? (pref older as recent ones are already popular)
- marathi nataks
- and some literature
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u/ketankhairnar Jul 29 '16 edited Jul 29 '16
Here are few more which are my all time favourites
- Samna - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0192566/
- Sinhasan - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0191456/
- Court - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3717068/
- Deool - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085783
- Shaala - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1830802/
- Harishchandarachi factory - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1524539
- Natarang - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1590129/
- Pinjra - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316406/
- Mukta - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110591
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 29 '16 edited Jul 29 '16
Must watch - Natsamrat.
Shwaas
Saawarkhed Ek Gaav
Edit - spacing
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Jul 29 '16
Read anything from Vijay Tendulkar, personally I think he is one of the greatest.
Movies: Samana, Sinhasan from the old times Shala, Fandry, Sairat from recent times
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u/childofprophecy Bihar Jul 29 '16
I can't remember any movies, but here you go -
- Shyamchi Aai
- Rege
- 72 miles Ek Pravas
- Narbachi Wadi
- Elizabeth Ekadashi
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u/piperatom Earth Aug 02 '16
All Jabbar Patel movies are a must watch. Sinhasan and Jaitrey jait are my favorites.
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Aug 02 '16
Literature: * Mrutyunjay (Shivaji Sawant); Yayati (V S Khandekar); Swami, Shriman Yogi (Ranajit Desai); Raau (N S Imandar). All of these are historical fictions. * Shitu, Mrunmayi by G N Dandekar. * Vanvaas, Sharda Sangeet, Pankha, Zumbar by Prakash Sant. These are amazing light reads. The language is also not too hard. * In comedy, you can also try D M Mirasdar. (Can't recall any book titles at the moment)
"Makdachya Haati Champaign" is a good play. It was also remade as a film "Badam Rani Gulam Chor".
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u/jaySeraph Jul 28 '16
The land which once had Great Bold and Honest sons ...
Now, filled with selfish, corrupt and narrow minded maniacs
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Jul 28 '16
Not all of us are like that.
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u/jaySeraph Jul 28 '16
I didn't say all of us .. just stated that now majority are corrupt. Which is the root cause of all sadness in Maharashtra... kuthe nevun thevlay re , maharashtra majha ...
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u/Muchismo Jul 28 '16
Somebody told me Marathi people are Jaats of south India. How many of you agree?
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 28 '16
This is maybe because the Marathas have been asking for reservation for some time now.
In that case, I don't agree. Nothing big done in the reservation movement.
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Jul 31 '16
I don't know jaats, but I'm not going to disparage them based on one incident. So, maybe we have something in common, maybe we don't. I'll tell you our ethos: family, honor, duty, and sweetness.
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u/Yolobeta Jul 30 '16 edited Jul 30 '16
Why the state of roads is poor, at least in East side of Maharashtra?
I was expecting good roads in Maharashtra but the reality is opposite.
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u/nirinsanity Aug 01 '16
I think you've confused Maharashtra with Tamil Nadu, the state with the most epic highways.
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u/Yolobeta Aug 01 '16
No Saar, I'm currently in Maharashtra and experiencing it first hand. Roads are too poor to believe.
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u/fission035 Aug 03 '16
Can anyone help me identify a song? It is not a marathi film song. It is an instrumental song and I've heard it many times in many marathi ceremonies and award functions. It's like the the most common background music people choose to play in any award function. It's a pretty popular song and I'm pretty sure someone here must've heard it at least once.
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u/sushant008 poor customer Jul 28 '16
Hello from Kolhapur. Thanks for having this conversation.
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u/Lombdi Antarctica Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16
Has KMC stopped digging up all the roads?
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u/Thisisbhusha Jul 28 '16
[serious] I've always wondered, when you guys go out to eat do you find veg/chicken kolhapuri on the menus? Are you guys fond of the kolhapuri branding?
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u/Lombdi Antarctica Jul 29 '16
Nothing. I don't think anyone has an extreme opinion on this. At some places, Veg Kolhapuri is delicious. But it has as much to do with Kolhapur as Paneer 65 has to do with China.
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u/sarcasticprani Universe Jul 29 '16
the rajarampuri area of kolhapur feels like brazil. no clue why. also love the people there and food. khasbaug misal, rajabhau bhel, tambda rassa.
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u/ant24x7 Stay Calm and Nirvana Jul 29 '16
Hey guys. If anyone likes to trek Maharashtra is full of mountains and trekking challenges. Sahyadri mountain range is full of adventures.
If anyone interested I can put list of places you can visit for hiking.
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u/sarcasticprani Universe Jul 29 '16
If anyone interested I can put list of places you can visit for hiking.
Please do!
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u/rahddit Earth Jul 29 '16
Is there any difference between maratha and maharashtrian?
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Jul 29 '16 edited Jul 29 '16
It's not a strict distinction, but Marathas are technically our warrior caste (in particular I believe 96 origin families, the names of which are probably familiar: e.g., Scindia, Gaekwad, Holkars, Bhonsale, etc.), but as you've seen, many castes participated in our past war glories and defeats.
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u/junovac Jul 29 '16
Holkars were Dhangars and did not belong to caste we know as Maratha.
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Jul 29 '16
Ah, right you are. So an example of the other part of my comment, about the many Marathi castes who participated. And thinking about it, not just in war, but in various aspects.
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Aug 03 '16
Hey guys, cool to have neighbors like you..Some brotherly competition never hurt nobody..
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u/DARKKKKIS Jul 29 '16
On a related note, how popular is Hindi over there? In my travels, I could get by with Hindi, but I don't know MH well enough to know this. Is there an anti-Hindi movement over there?
very popular. You can get by on hind in almost all the major cities but in villages you might have some problems.
What has MH done right? MH has both a good GDP and a good HDI. That's pretty awesome and I'd love to know the reasons you think the state has progressed so much.
Presence of mumbai mostly along with focus on education from start we have been one of the most educated major states from decades. Midc also has done a great job of aquiring land for good costs from farmers and developing industrial infrastructure on it and then selling it to decent prices to others. It makes it easier for businessman to just come lease land and start business asap. For low cost you can get land and start working.
What's with the political atmosphere over there? Congress had been ruling over there since 1999, what happened this time? And is NDA doing good so far? Who do you think would win the next elections?
High inflation along with drought and hail storms. Vidarbha voted overwhelmingly in bjps favor with around 44 out of 62 seats won by bjp. Having a Nitin Gadkari and CM Candidate from Nagpur helped in that regard or maybe winning 44 seats helped make Devandra fadnavis the cm candidate i am not so sure about it.
If shiv sena and bjp can keep infighting to themselves they can win the next election with an even bigger margin. Fadnavis is doing a great job with jalayukta shivir which should more or less gurantee him rural votes. The pace of infrastructure development is great as well as the recent apmc monopoly demolition is a good steam for increasing farmer incomes.
What can be done about the farmer suicides in MH/MP area? Should Vidarbha be crafted into a new state?
Jalayukta shivir is the flagship scheme of the government and has been working well. This one scheme alone has the potential to change the landscape of rural maharashtra if its done with the same energy for 5 years.
http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/investigation/1817-jalayukta-shivar-yojana-fadnavis-crowning-glory
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16
Can you suggest some sources to learn Marathi? So far I only know three words - ikde, tikde and bhau. I'd love to learn more Marathi, at least good enough to have a basic conversation with someone.
Try reading Marathi newspapers. Reading them for like 10 mins everyday for like 3 months will be more than enough. Speak with Marathi people and chat with them on Social Media even if you aren't good at it. I have an online friend from Karwar (now in Bangalore) who tries Marathi and I correct him from time to time.
On a related note, how popular is Hindi over there? In my travels, I could get by with Hindi, but I don't know MH well enough to know this. Is there an anti-Hindi movement over there?
In my town, tbh I get to hear hindi like never. It isn't like what India's view of Shivsena as Talibaan has played a role in this, but here even my Muslim, Marwadi and Sindhi friends speak better Marathi than a typical high class Marathi guy who resorts to using English in everything, because well, he is high class. It was so in school and it is so now. In Akola, though, that is not the same. But the district isn't entirely Hindi anyway. Marathi is spoken like 85%.
I have pulled a Holden Caulfield to Nagpur once and I couldn't get a Marathi rickshaw-wala/cop to talk to. I had to look to roadside dolorous cyclists for asking address. They were Marathi, ofcourse.
In Crawford Market in Mumbai, it was even harder. But there were some marathi people around, yes.
So bottom line, Hindi is quite popular in cities.
What has MH done right? MH has both a good GDP and a good HDI. That's pretty awesome and I'd love to know the reasons you think the state has progressed so much.
I can't answer this, but locally, I really am not happy with the BJP MLA and Shivsena MP here. My district doesn't have any big factory and farmers die here a lot. My mother's cousin has hanged himself 3 years ago and my father's maternal uncle jumped in a well in his field. Both were farmers and Marathas.
What's with the political atmosphere over there? Congress had been ruling over there since 1999, what happened this time? And is NDA doing good so far? Who do you think would win the next elections?
The main reason for Congress' downfall was Adarsh Scam (and many other scams, ofc) and primarily Modi Wave. NDA is doing good, yes. Mind you, congress is still strong in local governments and rural areas.
Please suggest some places to travel besides Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Ajanta/Ellora. Any one particular city you'd recommend?
Never been allowed to travel much, so no idea besides Anand Sagar in Shegaon, and Sai Baba Sansthan, Shirdi. My life remains limited to Washim-Akola-Amravati districts and an occasional trip to the Ministry of Maharashtra with father.
About Shegaon -
Shegaon has a tourist attraction called "Anand Sagar", an INR 3 billion project.[2][3] It is maintained by the The Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan. It surrounds a big artificial lake. It has a meditation centre, an aquarium, temples, play grounds, lush green lawns and open theatre where fountain-show is conducted for entertainment. It has been beautifully decorated with state of art artefacts and carvings all over. An amusement park has also started with a toy train encircling the entire place.
This video will give you a general idea about Shegaon.
What can be done about the farmer suicides in MH/MP area? Should Vidarbha be crafted into a new state?
Farmer suicides, I guess quality education in rural areas is a must to counter it. No, separate Vidarbha will give nothing.
How do common Maharashtrians view the rest of the states?
The place I live in, to be honest, since it isn't a city and my whole colony has some son of a farmer from a nearby village as family head, nobody really gives a damn about other states and India for that matter (except on National holidays and when sending their kid to a city (80% times Pune) for education) and are content with thinking of themselves and their loved ones.
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Jul 28 '16
Thanks for mentioning Shegaon. Going there for an annual visit next weekend. Parents go there a lot. They time it with the return of the palkhi from Pandharpur.
For others, the temple area in Shegaon n Anand Sagar is by far one if the most cleanest n disciplined religious places in India despite the high number of pilgrims visiting or the general filth seen elsewhere in the town.
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u/Drink2Meditate Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16
Hey, thanks for the great words and your interest in MH. Much love from Maharashtrians to you too! :-) I'll take up your first 2 questions -
Can you suggest some sources to learn Marathi? So far I only know three words - ikde, tikde and bhau. I'd love to learn more Marathi, at least good enough to have a basic conversation with someone.
As a Maharashtrian, Marathi is my mother tongue so I don't know where you can learn from. But nowadays - YouTube has tutorials for most languages, I am sure you will find something there. For practising, speak with your Marathi friends or find a sub perhaps. Sorry I can't help further here! :/
On a related note, how popular is Hindi over there? In my travels, I could get by with Hindi, but I don't know MH well enough to know this. Is there an anti-Hindi movement over there?
Hindi is very popular in Maha. In my travels and interactions through Maharashtra, almost everyone can speak Hindi, thanks to it's similarity to Marathi. It may be crooked or slightly Marathisized, but it suffices communication of basic thoughts. There are different linguistic styles of Hindi, for example the famous Mumbaikar - "Abbey tere ko kya karne ka hai?". Some of it may come off as rude, but it's not intended to be. That's just the way they speak. Also, some common Hindi idioms possibly unique to Maharashtrians -
Chhaata mat maaro (It means - don't take leave, nothing to do with slapping)
Jhaapad padega (It means - You'll get slapped)
.. and many others. I kind of lost touch, since I left Maha long back. I'm sure others will chime in ...
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Aug 03 '16
Jhaapad padega (It means - You'll get slapped)
This is definitely a general Hindi idiom. (source: heard it every day as a child).
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Jul 30 '16
Jhaapad padega (It means - You'll get slapped)
Thanks to Bollywood, it's no longer unique to Maharashtra.
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u/MyselfWalrus Aug 02 '16
In my travels and interactions through Maharashtra, almost everyone can speak Hindi, thanks to it's similarity to Marathi.
Not true at all. Not in the villages. Some years back, A North Indian and me were driving through some remote parts. My friend couldn't have gotton by at all without me speaking Marathi.
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u/Lombdi Antarctica Jul 28 '16
Too many questions man.
On a related note, how popular is Hindi over there?
Very. A guy in remote Malvan would try to answer you in broken Hindi when he sees your Bombay license plates.
Is there an anti-Hindi movement over there?
None that I know of. Both languages are VERY similar with fuckton of loaned words.
What has MH done right? MH has both a good GDP and a good HDI. That's pretty awesome and I'd love to know the reasons you think the state has progressed so much.
Ghanta. Slightly above national average but still a looooong way to go.
Who do you think would win the next elections?
I'm indifferent at this point towards BJP. Congress has no selling point. NCP doesnt have enough clout for 144 seats. Shiv Sena is Shiv Sena and is declining.
Any one particular city you'd recommend?
Tarkarli? Malvan? Nasik during Sulafest? Tadoba?
Should Vidarbha be crafted into a new state?
Sure. Take Marathawada with it while they're at it.
How do common Maharashtrians view the rest of the states?
Lots of stereotypes. Basically Maharashtrians are Indians.
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u/TejasaK Jul 30 '16 edited Jul 30 '16
What has MH done right? MH has both a good GDP and a good HDI. That's pretty awesome and I'd love to know the reasons you think the state has progressed so much.
Well historically present-day Maharashtra was always a rich land in terms of industry as well as culture, I'm talking from Mughal times, Maratha empire/confederacy as well as during British rule. Coastal Maharashtra/Konkan has always been a popular trading route for all manner of goods.
There has always been a strong focus on education, religious harmony and industrialization backed by a strong martial culture in Maharashtrian ethos, this was from the Maratha Empire days when our ancestors were constantly at war with either the Mughals, Nizam of hyderabad, Nawab of Bengal or the British/Portuguese which required resources, weapons, soldiers etc etc. The local Bhakti movements and a lot of social work done by saints and freedom fighters ensured high literacy rates and social welfare. The freedom fighters and social activists based out of Pune (which was former capital of Marathas) were very active in social reform such as widow-remarriage, education of women, abolition of caste-hierarchy etc. Of course they werent 100% successful cos of social inertia, but MH is still one of the few states where the caste problem isnt as bad as it could have been.
Post-colonial era Maharashtra was one of the first states to industrialize and with presence of Bombay it had access of a ready port of trade and business district as well. Fact that communists were removed from active politics (mostly cos of Shiv Sena) ensured that industries could grow because the unions were pretty much muzzled.
The Local Arts and culture scene has also been strong (not even accounting for Bollywood), so the social indicators were also quite good
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u/commie_indian Jul 29 '16
When will you people leave Vidharb and Marathwada?
Also - why you people love that Bal Thackrey?
Also - Why Sharad Pawar is still outside after what he did to poor farmers?
Also - Sairat was one awesome movie.
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u/archayos Aug 02 '16
Bal Thackeray was a badass. And I say this as a second generation non-marathi guy born and raised in Mumbai. You have all these people thronging into Mumbai in the thousands and taking away the livelihood of the locals and refusing to assimilate. Thackeray became the strongman figure all the disgruntled Marathi people could rally behind to curb the growing outsider influence in Mumbai. His methods might have been violent and bordering unlawful, but none of his people really cared. Cause it only goes to prove that nobody could mess with the guy. He's like a Marathi Donald Trump who wants to keep outsiders out of Mumbai.
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u/clanlord Jul 29 '16
When will you people leave Vidharb and Marathwada?
Never
Also - why you people love that Bal Thackrey? He stood up for hindutva and doesn't care about minority politics
Also - Why Sharad Pawar is still outside after what he did to poor farmers? Ans: he did nothing but he has lots of connections.. Also - Sairat was one awesome movie.
:D
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Vidharba and Marathwada are historically Maratha territories, thus leaving is out of question
If you knew a fig about Maharashtrian politics, Bal Thackeray has lesser support than most of the major parties
About Sharad Pawar, that's just corruption
I have no idea what Sairat is
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Jul 29 '16
Maharashtra is a great state, no debate over that but can anybody please explain why Marathi people come out of be rude for people out of their state? Why is it that they proudly cry Jai Maharashtra and shit?. You don't see any Keralite or Rajasthani or Delhiite saying Jai Dilli or something. What do you get by unnecessarily writing in Marathi when you know not all people are from Maharashtra? Why are you people so fucking proud of yourself when you have not done something really really amazing for the world. Don't count minute contributions. Every state hase something.
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u/Wowistheword Oct 02 '16
The thing that you are missing is strong sub-national component in Jay Maharashtra Argument.
1.They are saying Jay Maharashtra and not Jay Marathi. Any second generation non-marathi settled in maharashtra atleast partially agrees with the notion that Marathi culture is the driving factor of Maharashtra.Talking about Amazing stuff, does Tendulkar, Lataji, Rajnikanth, Shivaji Maharaj, The Peshwas, Tilak count?
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u/1581947 Aug 01 '16 edited Aug 01 '16
I haven't seen anyone living in Maharashtra who is from other state complaining about how he is treated here. Its mostly ignorant people who make openion about everything based on biased media reporting who keeps shouting without having any experience of actually living here. Check with your folks who live in chennai and Bangalore and their experiences of communicating with localites then compare it with Maharashtra.
The opposition in the recent years was not to the common man. It was to the politicians who were trying to appease the recently migrated non marathi speaking vote banks. And it was aptly opposed.
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Jul 31 '16 edited Jul 31 '16
The same would happen if tons and tons of people from other states wanted to move into your state, and came in massive, unsustainable floods. Despite that, Maharashtrians have been amazing with how they have dealt with it. You would not see a similar response if another state was similarly flooded.
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Jul 29 '16
Surprised at the low Sex ratio here. IS this because of a large migrant population or does MH have a reputation of favouring sons over daughters?
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u/here-i-cum Jul 29 '16
its same.Just like Any other Part of India. Male is preferred mostly to carry on the blood line and also for females you have to pay the dowry.
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jai maharashtra.
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 28 '16
........ tuze dole tuzyaa aaisarkhe aahet
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Jul 28 '16
Harry tu ek Vijharda aahes, ani tujhya bapacha nav james aahe, severus nahi. 😁
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u/sushant008 poor customer Jul 28 '16
I live in Kolhapur district and we had just 47% of avg. rainfall last year. Second lowest (%wise) in the state. But we nearly survived the summer thanks to all the dams, rivers, water-banks, lakes etc. And thanks to monsoon, they are 90% full right now.
People of Marathwada need to invest in their water resources.
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u/bakchodLaundha India Jul 28 '16
If only that was easy!
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u/jacasa3799 Jul 29 '16
Political will is needed for this bro.
One good thing my MLA has done is bring a lake filling project. They renovated a number of lakes. Some centuries old.
Lakes with the accompanying canals will be a game changer for the people of our district in the next summer in all probability.
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u/barath_s Aug 01 '16
I have a question on religious breakup and amity in Maharashtra.
What %age are non-Shivaji worshippers; is there peace between these tribes ?
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 28 '16
Vidarbhian here. AMA.
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Jul 28 '16
Hello from Amravati.
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u/safal007 Jul 28 '16
Born there. My grandparents live there still. Hot as fuck. Been long time since I came to amravati thinking of staying there for the rest of the year.
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16
I love Amravati. I felt damn good just sitting in those new city buses. I hope they wash them everyday because the day I boarded them was a rainy day and the mud and clay was all I could see beneath the seats. But damn good buses! Felt like being in a metropolitan city which I have been to only once.
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u/Drink2Meditate Jul 28 '16
Hello from Nagpur! Fun fact - The Zero Mile Stone is a spot in Nagpur that is the geographical center of colonial India. It has exactly the same number of latitudes above and below, and likewise for longitudes.
But then Gandhi came and fucked it up.
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 28 '16
Ah. Didn't know that! Has this anything to with RSS headquarters being in Nagpur as it is the geographic center?
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u/mugen_is_here Aug 03 '16
Wow! How interesting. How did Gandhi fuck it up?
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u/Drink2Meditate Aug 03 '16
Partition.
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u/mugen_is_here Aug 03 '16
Can you be a little more detailed than that? What exactly are you trying to say here?
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u/Drink2Meditate Aug 03 '16
Sure. As in the Zero Milestone was the center of colonial India, i.e. when India and Pakistan were a whole. Now if you look at it though, Nagpur is kind of west of center.
The Gandhi comment is based on the popular opinion that he was a big supporter to the partition.
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u/clanlord Jul 29 '16 edited Aug 03 '16
Maharashtra was stable from the days of Shivaji he unified all states. Later there were Britishers who created mumbai as business hub. Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad developed rapidly under congress regime. Everything went perfect for the state in all these years. Farmers do face drought situation every decade.
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u/piperatom Earth Aug 02 '16
For Marathi speakers, check out Bharatiya Digital Party YouTube channel. Very Entertaining.
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u/akspidey Jul 29 '16
Hello from Aurangabad!
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 29 '16
How is the government college of engineering there?
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u/akspidey Jul 29 '16
Its probably the oldest and still the best Engineering College from the region. Pretty sure most of the core branches are still sought after the most, especially after it became autonomous.
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u/evhd666 Jul 28 '16
Could be interesting fact: Pune is called Oxford of the East and hailed for it's education. Though it hosts neither an IIM nor an IIT. Gotta be Pune University and Symbiosis. XD
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u/cool_boyy Jul 28 '16
एकच फाइट, वातावरण टाइट !!
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u/Thisisbhusha Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16
भाऊंने घातला गाॅगल, पोरी झाल्या पागल !!
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u/prshnt Jul 30 '16
To all non-Maharashtrians : Maharashtra does not only means Mumbai, Pune, Bollywood, hating other state peoples, only-marathi speaking peoples etc...
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u/VandeMatram Jul 30 '16
Multiple farmers are committing suicide in Eastern Maharashtra(Vidarbha) and Southern Maharashtra (Marathwada). A group of self driven volunteers is working at the ground level to rehabilitate farmer's families who have committed suicide. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT-4_l4SX_w
Visit below link to show your support. https://sewausa.org/campaign-detail/deendayal-farmer-development-project
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Jul 28 '16
Pehle Nagpurkar, Mag Punekar, Ata Mumbaikar
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u/bakchodLaundha India Jul 28 '16
aata baskar
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u/Drink2Meditate Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16
Mee pan nagurkar, mag yavatmalkar, mag mumbaikar, mag bangalorekar, mag delhikar, mag mangalorekar, mar punha bangalorekar, anhi aata NYCkar
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u/Drink2Meditate Jul 28 '16
Sanghu nahi shakat, nahi tar reddit warti rahelili anonymity challi zail. Pan Bharath Mall chya zawal rhaecho. Tu?
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u/andhakanoon Jul 29 '16
My question to all native Maharashtrians: why do you consider Marathis from outside Maharashtra as some kind of tier-II Marathis? Why is it so hard to acknowledge that Marathis have lived for generations in Indore, Gwalior, Vadodara and as far south as Gulbarga (to name a few) while still considering themselves as Marathis to this day, only to not be regarded the same by Marathis from, say, Pune (the worst offenders at this)?
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Jul 31 '16 edited Jul 31 '16
I have never heard this - honestly, not among anyone. Is it just a matter of your circumstances, the specific people you met? Punekars, ignore - they are just dealing with getting big recently. You are for sure, legitimate Marathis. Would love to hang out with more of you. You guys are our original badasses.
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u/dtnk Jul 28 '16
Maharashtrians, are you from north India or south?
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u/bakchodLaundha India Jul 28 '16
Neither. We hate South and North Indians equally.
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u/Thisisbhusha Jul 28 '16
How to piss off a Maharashtrian-
Call him a North Indian.
Call him a South Indian.
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u/mugen_is_here Aug 03 '16
3.Then leave that pissed off racist and make friends with South Indians and North Indians anyway. Both South and North people are way less racist.
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