A leading historian who challenged simplified narratives of the Maratha Empire, Dr Jaisingrao Pawar devoted his life to documenting the turbulent post-Chhatrapati Shivaji era, highlighting the crucial roles of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj, and Maharani Tarabai in preserving Swarajya
The Sahitya Akademi Award for 2025 has been announced, with the top honour for Raju Baviskar’s autobiographical work, Kalyanilaya Resha (Black and Blue Lines). The esteemed award recognises the book’s sensitive and powerful portrayal of “the life of neglect and struggle endured by those living on the outskirts of the village.”
An indie publishing house in Kalyan is reviving the tactile pleasure of the Marathi book, one meticulously crafted spine at a time
Vishnu Joshi, the publisher behind the Kavyagraha imprint, does not see a business in the traditional sense. He sees a vocation, a Satyagraha — a firm insistence — for poetry.
The All India Marathi Literary Conference in Satara sounded an alarm: as readership declines and bookshops fall silent, the Marathi language faces a quiet but urgent existential crisis
Arvind Patkar, a highly respected figure in the Marathi publishing industry and the founder of Manovikas Prakashan, passed away last week. His death has prompted an outpouring of condolences and a renewed appreciation for his uncompromising commitment to knowledge-oriented, progressive literature.
In an age where the global lingua franca, English, seems to hold an unassailable position in the digital sphere, the survival of the regional vernacular often appears to be a losing battle. Yet, at the recent Jaipur Literature Festival, a quiet conversation took place, not about the ascendancy of the screen, but about the tenacious resilience of the printed word, particularly in Marathi.