By Mongabay.com When Mongabay India first launched in 2018, the bureau initially reported exclusively in English. In late ...

Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar stated unequivocally that Marathi is the only mandatory language in the state schools, as opposed to Hindi. Responding to rumors, he clarified that ...

He stated, “Previously, Hindi was compulsory from Classes 5 to 8. Our government has removed that compulsion and made Hindi one of the optional third-language choices available to students.

NCP (SP) leader Jitendra Awhad condemned the imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra, asserting that Marathi defines the state's identity. He criticized language compulsion and emphasized the importance of ...

Hindi mandatory in schools: Former Maharashtra Minister and senior NCP-SP on Monday said mandating Hindi as default third language in schools would be wrong ...

Speak English? Shame, Shame: Hindi push seen in new ignominy meter While Shah spoke in favour of all Indian languages and did not mention Hindi, the BJP’s critics argue that shunning English would ...

As compared to Hindi and English, students opting for 16 regional languages as medium of instruction — Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Odia, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Assamese, Punjabi ...

Hours after Thackeray warned the government to withdraw the three-language education format that makes Hindi technically compulsory for many in the state or face its wrath, Fadnavis hit back.

Three-language policy part of NEP, Maharashtra can’t opt out of it: CM Devendra Fadnavis as govt withdraws Hindi compulsion Alim Shaikh / TNN / Updated: Jun 19, 2025, 13:23 IST ...

Students in Maharashtra will no longer be forced to study Hindi in school. The state government announced on June 18 that a new policy makes Hindi optional, allowing students to pick any Indian ...

The Maharashtra government has issued a revised Government Resolution (GR) stating that Hindi will be taught as the third language in Marathi and English medium schools across the state for Classes 1 ...

In April, the Maharashtra school education department announced that Hindi as the third language will be compulsory for students in Marathi and English-medium schools for classes 1 to 5.