17+ [Must Read] Popular Books On Marathi

ताई, मी कलेकटर वहयनू हे राजेश पाटील यांचे आतमकथन असून तयात तयांचे बालपण ते केंदरीय लोकसेवा आयोगाचया (UPSC) परीकषेतील यश यासंबंधीचे चितरण केले आहे. ताई, मी कलेक्टर व्हयनू हे राजेश पाटील यांचे आत्मकथन असून त्यात त्यांचे बालपण ते केंद्रीय लोकसेवा आयोगाच्या (UPSC) परीक्षेतील यश यासंबंधीचे चित्रण केले आहे. ...more ... [Read More]

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माणदेशातलया एका 'लेंगरवाडी' नावाचया वाडीवर बेतलेली वाडी. १९३८ साली माडगूळकर तया गांवी होते तेवहा तिथलया अनुभवांचे वरणन कादंबरीरूपात 'बनगरवाडी' या नावाने आपलयासमोर येते. माणदेश, मेंढके, तयांची जीवनपदधती याबददल सांगतानाच तिथलया लोकांचया निरवयाजपणाचे चितरणही अतिशय समरथपणे यात येते. सवत: माडगूळकरही तयाच भागातले. तयामुळे हे वरणन अगदी जिवहाळ� ... [Read More]

In Radheya, author Ranjeet Desai explores the eternal of question of doing what is right versus carrying out one’s duty, told through the eyes of Karna. Set against the backdrop of the Mahabharata, Desai attempts to make readers aware that although winning is usually the goal in every war, one should also be ready to face defeat. Through Radheya, readers will learn about Ka In Radheya, author Ranjeet Desai explores the eternal of question of doing what is right versus carrying out one’s duty, told through the eyes of Karna. Set against the backdrop of the Mahabharata, Desai attempts to make readers aware that although winning is usually the goal in every war, one should also be ready to face defeat. Through Radheya, readers will learn about Karna and the circumstances which earned him a memorable place in the Mahabharata. From early on, Karna was deprived of familial love. T ... [Read More]

Mukund Joshi is fourteen and newly in love. He attends the same private tuitions as his classmate, Shirodkar, just for a glimpse of her, and follows her back home every day. Sadly, she has not a clue that he is pining away for her, because in their society, boys and girls don't interact freely, much less talk about love. When he's not negotiating the tricky alleys of love, Mukund Joshi is fourteen and newly in love. He attends the same private tuitions as his classmate, Shirodkar, just for a glimpse of her, and follows her back home every day. Sadly, she has not a clue that he is pining away for her, because in their society, boys and girls don't interact freely, much less talk about love. When he's not negotiating the tricky alleys of love, Mukund sits around the school field or loafs about town with his close friends, Surya, Chitre and Phawdya, railing against the education system, ... [Read More]

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This is a detailed story about the battle between Marathas (of India) and Afghan Emperor Ahmedshaha Abdali. The battle took place at a village called Panipat near Delhi (India)in 18th century. Though originally written in Marathi language, this book has got translated in several other Indian languages including Hindi & English. ... [Read More]

तशी ही परेमकहाणीच आहे पण ती वपुंनी लिहिलेली आहे, हेच तिचे वौशिषटय . तयाला ती आवडणे आणि तिला जिंकणयात तयाने यशसवी होणे हे अशया कहाणींचे वळण ते दोघेही आहे पण ते कोणया "जोशया'चे नसून वपुंचे आहे महणून ते येथे "वलय' झाले आहे. "राजवाडयावर महणाल ती अपसरा टाळीचया इशारयावर नाचवणयाची जयाची ताकद तो वेडबंबू शकुंतलेसाठी पागल वहावा तसचे हेआहे आणि वेडबंबू ये� ... [Read More]

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Born to Shivaji and his first wife Saibai, Sambhaji was entrusted with carrying on the Maratha empire which Shivaji began. Born at Purandar fort,he was raised by his paternal grandmother Jijabai. Shivaji signed the Treaty of Purandar with the Mughals, and sent Sambhaji to live with Raja Jai Singh of Amber, as a political hostage. Sambhaji was raised as a Mughal sardarand s Born to Shivaji and his first wife Saibai, Sambhaji was entrusted with carrying on the Maratha empire which Shivaji began. Born at Purandar fort,he was raised by his paternal grandmother Jijabai. Shivaji signed the Treaty of Purandar with the Mughals, and sent Sambhaji to live with Raja Jai Singh of Amber, as a political hostage. Sambhaji was raised as a Mughal sardarand served the Mughal court of Aurangzeb. After Shivaji`s death, Sambhaji fought against his stepmother, Soyarabai Mohite, who had her son Rajaram crow ... [Read More]

Published more than 30 years ago, Veena Gavankar’s biography of African-American scientist and agriculturist George Washington Carver, has remained one of the bestsellers in Marathi literature even today. A gripping story about a man and his determination to succeed amidst hardship and hurdles, the book not only captures the essence of perseverance, but also beautifully por Published more than 30 years ago, Veena Gavankar’s biography of African-American scientist and agriculturist George Washington Carver, has remained one of the bestsellers in Marathi literature even today. A gripping story about a man and his determination to succeed amidst hardship and hurdles, the book not only captures the essence of perseverance, but also beautifully portrays how the desire and a thirst for knowledge indeed, does lead to greatness. Dubbed by the Times magazine in 1941 as the “Blac ... [Read More]

The Maratha empire established in Maharashtra by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (d. 1680) against all odds later passed into the hands of the Peshwas (prime minister) who became the supreme lords. The Maratha Empire which stretched across a sizeable portion of Western, Central and Northern India suffered a severe setback when the Marathas lost the (Third) Battle of Panipat in The Maratha empire established in Maharashtra by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj (d. 1680) against all odds later passed into the hands of the Peshwas (prime minister) who became the supreme lords. The Maratha Empire which stretched across a sizeable portion of Western, Central and Northern India suffered a severe setback when the Marathas lost the (Third) Battle of Panipat in 1761. It was an immense loss of men, money, and material. The then Peshwa Nanasaheb could not bear the brunt of the casualties which included his ... [Read More]

"... पराविडंट फंडाकडे डोळे लावून दिवसादिवसाने महातारे होत जायचे याहून मोठी महतवाकांकषा" न परवडणारया मधयमवरगीय, सामानय माणसाचे विनोदी शैलीतले मनाचा ठाव घेणारे चितरण. तुळशीवृंदावनापासून ते कॅकटसचया कुंडीपरयंत कळत न कळत काळाबरोबर वाहत वाहत गेलेलया एका कारकुनाचे हे आतमचरितर आहे. निरनिराळया मासिकांतून तयातला बराचसा भाग यापूरवीच आला आहे. "... ... [Read More]

Batatychi Chal, a story written by Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, is set in India during the 1940s. The story focuses on the inhabitants of a tenement called Batatyachi Chal in Girgaon, which is a locality in the city of Mumbai. The families living there belong to the lower middle class, and the residents include music teachers, school teachers, clerks, and the likes. The hu Batatychi Chal, a story written by Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, is set in India during the 1940s. The story focuses on the inhabitants of a tenement called Batatyachi Chal in Girgaon, which is a locality in the city of Mumbai. The families living there belong to the lower middle class, and the residents include music teachers, school teachers, clerks, and the likes. The humorous and poignant narrative laments the decline of this class of people. A cultural movement, a musical show, songs for women, and so ... [Read More]

Vyakti Aani Vyalli is a collection of character sketches by Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, the popular Marathi writer. Drawing from real-life characters and incidents, these sketches are as varied as people can be and quite interesting. The stories in Vyakti Aani Vyalli were written over a period of more than 20 years, from 1944 to 1968. Of the 20 stories in the book, the on Vyakti Aani Vyalli is a collection of character sketches by Purushottam Laxman Deshpande, the popular Marathi writer. Drawing from real-life characters and incidents, these sketches are as varied as people can be and quite interesting. The stories in Vyakti Aani Vyalli were written over a period of more than 20 years, from 1944 to 1968. Of the 20 stories in the book, the one about Bhaiyya Nagpurkar was the earliest one written by the author. The lead character is a Brahmin by birth, but he is often mistaken f ... [Read More]

The search for the meaning of Being is man's eternal quest and the subject of his greatest creations. Shivaji Sawant's Mrityunjaya is an outstanding instance of such a literary masterpiece in which a contemporary Marathi novelist investigates the meaning of the bewildering skein that is life through the personae of the Mahabharata protagonists. For over two decades since i The search for the meaning of Being is man's eternal quest and the subject of his greatest creations. Shivaji Sawant's Mrityunjaya is an outstanding instance of such a literary masterpiece in which a contemporary Marathi novelist investigates the meaning of the bewildering skein that is life through the personae of the Mahabharata protagonists. For over two decades since its first publication the vast non- Marathi and non-Hindi readership remained deprived of this remarkable exploration of the human psyche till the ... [Read More]