103 students appear for state open board Marathi exam in USA, Canada, Denmark
The exam was conducted by the Maharashtra education department in collaboration with the Brihanmaharashtra Mandal North America. Marathi being awarded the Classical Language status in October last year spurred organisations to conduct this examination.
The students were admitted across 60 Marathi schools/centres across the three countries and were provided Marathi textbooks published by state board publisher Balbharti. While the maximum (37) students were from the USA, 22 students were from Canada and 14 from Denmark. A healthy gender ratio was also observed as 53 of these students were male and 50 female.
Milind Joshi, president of Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, said, 'This is an extremely welcome step. People are taking care of their language, culture, and traditions after going to foreign lands. We should do the same here.'
Soham is a Correspondent with the Indian Express in Pune.
A journalism graduate, he was a fact-checker before joining the Express. Soham currently covers education and is also interested in civic issues, health, human rights, and politics. ... Read More
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