Marathi Language Day (Maharashtra, India)

Marathi Language Day is either of the two popular days being celebrated in the Indian state of Maharashtra where Marathi language is primarily spoken.

• 1st May - "Marathi Official Language Day"
• 27th February - "Marathi Language Pride Day"

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to the southeast and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to the northwest. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India, the third most populous country subdivision in South Asia and the fourth-most populous in the world.