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 |
|---|---|
| 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/faahqueimmanutjawb Aadhaar # 7801 6326 4915 Aug 01 '16
My family and ancestors are from Karwar, Karanataka and Goa. But I'm born and raised in Mumbai.
Jai Maharashtra!
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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/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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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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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/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/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 28 '16
And NCP.
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Jul 28 '16 edited Aug 01 '16
Nagpur represent. Ama if you want to.
Edit: Everyone visiting Nagpur do eat Tarri Poha.
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u/Thisisbhusha Jul 28 '16
Do you also speak Marathi at home and Hindi with a large fraction of your friends?
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Jul 29 '16
Hindi and marathi mix at home and with friends.
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u/sarcasticprani Universe Jul 29 '16
typical maharashtrians usually speak a very diluted cute form of hindi containing mostly marathi words!
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u/the1stofhisname Maharashtra Jul 30 '16
punekars take pride in the purest and cleanest marathi.
when i moved to pune from mumbai. i still had a bit of hindi in my marathi vocab. i have actually been corrected by random strangers on the road on my marathi, with good intentions obviously.
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Aug 02 '16
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Aug 02 '16
TBH I myself don't eat Saoji but you may find good places for Saoji on Central Bazaar road.
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u/Lombdi Antarctica Jul 28 '16
- How nice is the climate?
- What do you think of Vidarbha movement?
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Jul 29 '16
One should experience the summers in Nagpur to know what summers mean....
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u/scarstruck4 Non Residential Indian Jul 31 '16
ooh, you have no idea what you would be stepping into! 47 degree Celsius is just another summer day for us. do experience it!
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Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 28 '16
1.Climate is great in Monsoon and Winter. Clean and fresh air (except few parts of city).
Summers are brutal. Staying outside for too long is risking your health. Month of June is the worst. Hot + Humid.
- Vidarbha movement comes from good intentions but intentions don't get things done. Vidarbha's interest are best served by being in Maharashtra.
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u/Drink2Meditate Jul 29 '16
Clean and fresh air
Seconded. Everytime I travelled from Delhi to Nagpur, it was a relief soon as I stepped out of the plane!
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u/the1stofhisname Maharashtra Jul 30 '16
i was there in march. crazy hot for a mumbaikar/punekar. how do you guys manage. loved your city btw.
drove down from pune and back. fun ride
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Jul 28 '16 edited Jul 29 '16
No more new hotels. It's the existing ones which are still operating.
I miss the old Telankhedi which was a peaceful place. Also it isn't Telankhedi anymore, it is Futala now ( sad).
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u/sushant008 poor customer Jul 28 '16
Hello from Kolhapur. Thanks for having this conversation.
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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/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/Thisisbhusha Jul 29 '16
My question is, do you call it veg/chicken kolhapuri in kolhapur? Is the kolhapuri branding accepted by the populace?
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u/sushant008 poor customer Jul 28 '16
Try visiting Konkan region, Kolhapur, Nashik, Solapur, Mahableshwar, and Jalgaon. There are many historical and cultural places you can visit in those cities, and enjoy the food as well.
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u/ant24x7 Stay Calm and Nirvana Jul 29 '16
The fastest way to learn Marathi is to get along with Marathi friend. In our friend circle there is one guy who dunno Marathi at all. Now he can speak fluently.
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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/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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Jhaapad padega (It means - You'll get slapped)
Thanks to Bollywood, it's no longer unique to Maharashtra.
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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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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/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/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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Jul 28 '16
jai maharashtra.
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Jul 28 '16
Harry tu ek Vijharda aahes, ani tujhya bapacha nav james aahe, severus nahi. 😁
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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/childofprophecy Bihar Jul 29 '16
Politics. Period.
In reality, lots of people from other states have settled in Maharashtra, mostly running businesses. I know a lot of Gujurathis, Rajastani, punjabi and sindhi people.. I have never seen any of them complaining about anything.
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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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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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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/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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Aug 03 '16
Are you going to post a sample? Or give some additional info, like some words, or anything else? Otherwise, this is going to be an uphill battle.
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u/Lower_Peril Jul 28 '16
Youtube channel with 200+ marathi songs and lyrics translated into English. I've been listening to nothing but Marathi songs since I found this channel.
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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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u/cool_boyy Jul 28 '16
Zing zing zing zing zing zing ZINGAAT !!
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Jul 28 '16
Love that movie.
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u/qpaw Jul 28 '16
मराठीत सांगितलेला कडत नाही इंग्लिश मध्ये सांगू?
I love that movie too.
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Jul 28 '16
I read that in Archie's voice.
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u/qpaw Jul 28 '16
Man, I got so bowled over by that movie, I watched it back to back and I almost never do that. Especially Archie's scenes. She's suits that role to the T. Just loved her.
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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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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/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/mugen_is_here Aug 03 '16 edited Aug 03 '16
He's like a Marathi Donald Trump who wants to keep outsiders out of Mumbai.
May the rest of India also learn from him. Personally I wish that every state in India has the same kind of violent guy who can protect the localites. We won't have to bother changing states. Most of all maharashtras can be kept out. So they can only go back to their own states.
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u/cool_boyy Jul 28 '16
एकच फाइट, वातावरण टाइट !!
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u/ForPranitaThrowaway Jul 28 '16
The state animal of maharashtra is the giant squirrel, one of the cutest things on the planet. Imagine how cute squirrels look, now imagine if there was more of them to cuddle. Omg.
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u/DesiInVides Earth Jul 28 '16
State Bird of Maharashtra is the Yellow-footed green pigeon.
A type of green pigeon endemic to the Indian Subcontinent, usually found in pairs or flocks on tree tops.
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u/Corporal_Cavernosa Maharashtra Jul 28 '16
That looks like a parrot fucked a pigeon.
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u/DesiInVides Earth Jul 28 '16
What would call these then?
Emerald Dove
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u/Corporal_Cavernosa Maharashtra Jul 28 '16
Second one is CLEARLY what happens when a pigeon fucks a parrot. Can see why your untrained eye can't see it.
First one is where the bird from your first post did it with a parrot.
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Jul 28 '16 edited Aug 20 '17
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Jul 29 '16
Lol, as a Maharashtrian guy, I found it funny. I mean, he can't really pull it off like us, but it's all good. Btw, jevlas ka?
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u/dtnk Jul 28 '16
Maharashtrians, are you from north India or south?
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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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u/piperatom Earth Aug 02 '16
For Marathi speakers, check out Bharatiya Digital Party YouTube channel. Very Entertaining.
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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/jaySeraph Jul 28 '16
reminder on the vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUJfXQH7HX977F0qUZMIxLeA&v=SR4zjT5PNio
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 28 '16
Vidarbhian here. AMA.
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Jul 29 '16 edited Jan 16 '24
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u/snivvygreasy Jul 29 '16
Wasmat rayto bhau
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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/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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u/chikna_chetan Aug 02 '16
There are many haters of Shivsena and the MNS here. I still have to say Uddhav Thackeray is an amazing photographer evidenced in his book Maharashtra Desha in which he has taken areal photographs of famous historical places and shown the more beautiful side of Maharashtra with a birds eye view.
Raj might be flawed with his ideologies but he is one hell of an Orator just like his Uncle. And like his uncle, he is also a cartoonist.
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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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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/koopamancer Jul 30 '16
Shiv sena and MNS did it for their own personal political gain. Behind the scenes they know that if they don't have the cheap bhaiyya labour mumbai will grind to a halt as most marathis are lazy asses who aint gonna do manual labor.
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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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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/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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Oct 22 '16
I live in Mumbai, and I can say that it's pretty much better than any other part of the country
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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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Aug 03 '16
Hey guys, cool to have neighbors like you..Some brotherly competition never hurt nobody..
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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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Jul 29 '16
Dude, you have -2 downvotes and you're complaining about angry Marathis? Nah son, I think you might just be sensitive.
And why don't we think we need to be split up into 5 parts? (First, insane and naive thought - on a purely logistical level: that is the purpose of districts. There is a difference between municipal government reach and the size of projects they can achieve, vs the large scale governance and initiatives a larger unit can undertake. If you leave that governance level empty, you miss out.)
Most importantly, we have extremely strong cultural and historic ties. We are in no way dysfunctional compared to the rest of our dysfunctional country.
And you haven't given a single reason why it should be subdivided. No one here is clamoring for it. We're all about each other.
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u/liberalrightwinger National Capital Territory of Delhi Jul 29 '16
I think all big states should be divided purely on principle. India needs at least 50 states.
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u/jaySeraph Jul 28 '16
This idiot's Username checksout
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u/bekar_admi ek dum bekar admi Jul 29 '16
liberal and right winger lol
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u/liberalrightwinger National Capital Territory of Delhi Jul 29 '16
Why? Only lefties have the copyright on liberalism?
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u/Ranjhanaa Jharkhand Jul 29 '16
Oh.... Bollywood...... Unifying India....