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EP128: Language or Votes: Why Marathi-Hindi Tensions Flare Up

EP128: Language or Votes: Why Marathi-Hindi Tensions Flare Up

Update: 2025-07-09
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"Maharashtra has never had a pan-state Marathi Asmita like Tamil Nadu’s Tamil identity. Here, your regional identity and caste identity precede your linguistic identity."

"Maharashtra has always looked towards Delhi. From Shivaji to the Peshwas, the ambition was national, not regional — which is why linguistic chauvinism has never found a full home here." -Can BMC Elections be won on linguistic grounds?

-Who really benefits if the Thackeray brothers join hands for the municipal elections?

-Challenges for the BJP in the BMC elections

-Is Marathi linguistic chauvinism similar to that of Tamil or Kannadiga linguistic chauvinism?

-And more!

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EP128: Language or Votes: Why Marathi-Hindi Tensions Flare Up

EP128: Language or Votes: Why Marathi-Hindi Tensions Flare Up

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