Department of Marathi

To Develop Best Citizens Through Marathi Language and Literature.

• To create the sense among the students regarding social, educational, cultural life and Marathi Literature
• To make available the best and qualitative literature in Marathi.
• To develop the research attitude among students.

The department of Marathi is established in 1964 and first batch passed out in 1967. The department, since the beginning till today, is working actively and successfully. Former Heads of our department are Dr. A. R. Toro, a famous writer of Comparative Literature. Dr. M. R. Datar, spiritual writer and Marathi Writer, Present Head Dr. Sarjerao Jadhav and his Co-faculty Dr. B. K. Wanole actively Participating in the research extension and organizing various faculty development programmes and activities for the students. Dr. B. K. Wanole has been Sanctioned a Minor Research Project of (Rs. 152000/-) by ICSSR, New Delhi.

Marathi is our mother tongue. Mother tongue is the medium of our civilization and culture. In point of view of development of personality, it is necessary to master it to pronounce and write in Marathi properly and fluently. Keeping this in point of the View the department of Marathi is encouraging to develop and speak frankly and fluently in Marathi.

To encourage the students, the department conducts the activities like Debate, Elocution, Poetry Recitation, Storytelling, Wall paper, Essay Competition and Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Pariksha etc. The faculty of the department uses Blending Methods while teaching Marathi language and literature, such as WhatsApp, Google Classroom, Google meet, Blog, YouTube, PPT and Traditional Lecture and Interaction Method. The dept. has organized Seminars, Workshops, Webinars, Conference, University Vyakhanmala etc. to develop research aptitude of the students of Marathi Miss. Anuradha Shamrao Mane bagged ‘Gold Medal’ from Shivaji University, Kolhapur in 2006. Miss Shamal Appsaheb Khot received university Scholarship of 10000/- and is University Ranker in the 2009. Miss. Pragati Sambhaji Magdum got Shivaji University Merit Scholarship of Rs. 10000/- in 2017-18.

Dr. S. S. Jadhav is recognised as Ph.D. guide by Shivaji University, Kolhapur. One Student is pursuing Ph.D. under his guidance. P. G. students Shri. Namdev Balasaheb Patil, Shri. Balasaheb Anna Sutar, Miss. Bharti Jotiram Kekare, Miss. Rohini Gajanan Relekar and Shri. Omkar Jitendra Patil Passed SET/ NET Exams. One minor research Project is sanctioned by ICSSR new Delhi and two research Projects proposals are submitted to Shivaji University, Kolhapur.

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Objective

• To create interest in reading among students.
• To develop cognitive development of students by developing their reading skills.

Context

Vachan Prerna Din is organized on the occasion of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s Birth Anniversary on 15th October.

Practices

• Vachan Prerna Day is organized every year by Marathi Department.
• Students are made available to read Stories, Poems, Novels.
• Students are provided an opportunity for Abhivachan.

Outcome

• Vachan Prerna Day is very useful for developing the reading skills of students.
• This activity is very important for spreading and promoting reading culture.

Objective

• To develop reading and writing skills.
• To inculcate Gandhian thought in students.
• Propagation of Gandhian thought.

Context

Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Exam is organized every year on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth Anniversary as directed by Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon.

Practices

• Gandhi Vichar Sanskar Examination students of class 11th to Post Graduate Students and Teachers, Professors can participate in this activity.
• The students are a book based on the on his life work of Mahatma Gandhi to read and they are examined in a Fixed period.
• Under this initiative, answer sheets of three students from each class are sent to Gandhi Research Foundation, Jalgaon.
• Three students were awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals at the district level respectively.

Outcome

• This activity is very important for the development of reading and writing skills.
• This activity helps in creating a values society by inculcating Gandhian Thoughts among the students.
• This initiative helps students to adopt the true, non- violent ideology by influencing the students to think like Gandhi.

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