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Maharashtra Day on May 1 is celebrated in Maharashtra, a state on western coast of India. Maharashtra attained statehood on 1st of May, 1960 when the then state Bombay state was divided into two states, Maharashtra and Gujarat on the basis of different languages, Marathiand Gujarati, under the Saurashtra re-organization act. Maharashtra retained old capital Bombay, which was later renamed Mumbai. On 1st May 2010 Maharashtra State completed his 50 Glorious Years.

1st May is celebrated as Maharashtra day. On this day the state of Maharashtra attained statehood. Maharashtra is one of the largest states in India, both in terms of population and area. Its booming capital Mumbai, makes it not only one of the most important states, economically, but also a major gateway for overseas visitors. The present state was formed in 1960 when the Marathi and Gujarati linguistic areas of the former Bombay state were separated. Bombay then became the capital of the new state. In independent India, Bombay, the bilingual state, continued as one state consisting of Maharashtra and Gujarat. But this equation of two linguistic units in one state did not work and therefore on 1st May 1960, under the Bombay re-organization Act, Maharashtra and Gujarat were divided into separate states. Maharashtra retained the old capital Bombay. Shiv Sena Government has renamed the capital city Bombay into Mumbai. In Mumbai, the Maharashtra Day celebrations are held at the Shivaji Park in central Mumbai. The governor of the state takes the salute at the ceremonial parade, comprising members of the state reserve police force, Brihanmumbai Commando Force, home guards, civil defence, fire brigade and city police.

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MUMBAI: Maharashtra government is launching new schemes for promotion of Marathi, governor K Sankaranarayanan said today.

"The state government is introducing a number of new schemes for promotion of Marathi. Efforts are also being made to give Marathi the status of a classical language," he said, at a function held at Shivaji Park here on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the formation of the state of Maharashtra.

"I congratulate the people of Maharashtra and those from Maharashtra living elsewhere on this occasion," he said.

There is a rich collection of rare photographs and documentaries of historic importance pertaining to the last 75 years and the government has taken up the work of photo digitisation and video restoration in order to preserve this visual heritage for posterity, he said

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MUMBAI: Maharashtra government is launching new schemes for promotion of Marathi, governor K Sankaranarayanan said today.

"The state government is introducing a number of new schemes for promotion of Marathi. Efforts are also being made to give Marathi the status of a classical language," he said, at a function held at Shivaji Park here on the occasion of the 51st anniversary of the formation of the state of Maharashtra.

"I congratulate the people of Maharashtra and those from Maharashtra living elsewhere on this occasion," he said.

There is a rich collection of rare photographs and documentaries of historic importance pertaining to the last 75 years and the government has taken up the work of photo digitisation and video restoration in order to preserve this visual heritage for posterity, he said