Centenarian Yasmin Shaikh, a Marathi grammar expert, advocates for preserving the language’s purity and beauty, teaching it passionately for over 70 years.

"My father, John, had an ear for music." At her Marathi-medium school in Pandharpur—where her father was posted—a teacher named Talekar made grammar feel simple and magical.

Maharashtra school education minister Dadaji Bhuse asserted the need for all school staff to be proficient in basic Marathi, reinforcing its status as a core subject from 2025-26. The mandate ...