ABP Majha’s special conclave Abhijat
Marathi gets Maharashtra’s political heavyweights Raj Thackeray, Supriya Sule,
Subhash Desai, and Vinod Tawde to support elite status for the Marathi language
Mumbai, 26th February 2022: ABP Majha
organized a special conclave – Abhijat Marathi on the occasion of Marathi
language day. The conclave included an on-ground event on 25th and
26th February where speakers from all walks of life spoke on the
history and significance of promoting Marathi as an elite language.
The event was
held at Welingkar Institute of Management’s auditorium and will be telecast on 26th
and 27th February on ABP Majha, throughout the day. The conclave
provided the perfect platform for the speakers to share their views on the
growing demand of assigning an elite status to the Marathi language. This demand
has been gathering pace for quite a few years as the state administration has
been pushing the central government on this demand. Several eminent
politicians, activists, academicians, directors, writers, and singers shared
anecdotal examples and stressed the cultural significance of the Marathi
language and the need to support and enrich it for future generations, during
the conclave.
On the first
day of the conclave, Maharashtra
Navnirman Sena Chief Raj
Thackeray addressed the audience emphasizing upon the need for using
Marathi language with pride across Maharashtra, he further stated that Marathi
language is at the heart of Maharashtra’s existence and paid tribute to
historical figures like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for creating first Marathi
dictionary. He also praised the efforts of artists and Marathi literary figures
who have played a major role in the development of Marathi language. Sharing
his ideas on using Marathi language with pride, he drew upon the example of the
Mantralaya in Bengal where popular works of Bengali artists are displayed and
Bengali songs are constantly played in the premises. He questioned why can’t
such pride invoking steps be taken at the Mantralaya in Maharashtra?
Raj Thackeray
opined that the existence of languages does not depend only on assigning an
elite status but how the governments and society collectively contribute
towards enriching and sustaining the language.
Highlights of the event
Vinod Tawde:
·
“We have to put faith in the hearts of the
Marathi people about the Marathi language and it is only us who has to do this.
Today, the importance being given to the English language should be given to
the Marathi language as well. Work needs to put in for Marathi Centre or
building.”
Subhash
Desai:
·
“We, i.e. India should also do the same usage
or experiment, as done by Singapore.”
·
“Nowadays, people are afraid that if they do not know any other
language than Marathi, then we might not get employment anywhere. People should
get out of this thinking.”
·
“We should teach our history to our kids and our mother tongue is
as important as English.”
·
“We should also give priority to our vernacular language.”
Supriya
Sule
·
“Learning Marathi is important. But, we should
change ourselves with the times. Now, English is having international
importance. If we have to keep the pace with the world, then we should learn
it.”
·
“I want my daughter to learn the language which I learned. We have
to think of the means through which we can register it at the digital level.”
·
“Today’s young generation can learn both languages.”
·
“These days, the Marathi language books are available online. But,
today’s children don’t have the habit of reading. If they have the desire to
learn then both the children and their guardians can get those books and read
them.”
·
“Book stalls, which have been installed by the Maharashtra
government are available at many places. But, the question is how much the
people would like to utilize them. This is a point to ponder.”
·
“We can make people understand this language through virtual
classrooms.”
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