Marathi people | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-09

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Marathi people


00:00:46 1 History
00:00:55 1.1 Ancient to medieval period
00:04:31 1.2 Maratha Empire
00:04:40 1.2.1 Political history
00:07:30 1.2.2 Social history
00:09:21 1.3 British colonial rule
00:13:31 1.4 Modern period since Indian independence in 1947
00:18:07 2 Castes and communities
00:19:19 2.1 Hindu castes in Maharashtra
00:20:31 2.2 Non-Hindu communities
00:20:52 3 Marathi Diaspora
00:21:01 3.1 In other Indian states
00:22:35 3.2 Outside India
00:24:27 4 Culture
00:24:36 4.1 Religion
00:24:53 4.2 Marathi Hindu Customs
00:27:23 4.2.1 Ceremonies and rituals
00:31:33 4.3 Hindu festivals
00:54:12 4.4 Festivals observed by other communities
00:54:22 4.4.1 Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din
00:55:04 4.4.2 Christmas
00:55:33 4.5 Food
00:58:25 4.6 Attire
00:59:35 4.7 Names
01:00:21 4.7.1 Surnames
01:01:16 4.8 Language and Literature
01:01:32 4.8.1 Ancient Marathi inscriptions
01:02:32 4.8.1.1 Classical literature
01:03:31 4.8.1.2 Modern Marathi literature
01:05:05 5 Martial tradition
01:06:13 6 See also



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The Marathi People or Maharashtrians are an ethnic group who speak Marathi, an Indo-Aryan language as their mother tongue. They inhabit the state of Maharashtra as well as districts bordering the state, such as Belgaum and Karwar of Karnataka and the state of Goa in western India. Their language, Marathi, is part of the Southern branch of Indo-Aryan languages. It is to be noted that the term 'Maratha' by historians, is at times used to refer to all Marathi speaking people, irrespective of caste and at times to a Maharashtrian caste called Maratha.  The Marathi community came into political prominence in the 17th century when Maratha warriors, under Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, established the Maratha Empire, which is credited to a large extent for ending the Mughal rule.