Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti (Marathi:संयुक्त महाराष्ट्र समिति) was an organisation that spearheaded the demand, in the 1950s, for the creation of a separate Marathi-speaking state out of the (then bilingual) State of Bombay in western India. Marathi is one of the widely spoken languages of India, and has a long literary history. ... Bombay Presidency in 1909, northern portion Bombay Presidency in 1909, southern portion The State of Bombay is a former state of pre-independence India. ...

Samyukta Maharashtra memorial, Hutatma chowk (Mumbai)

The organisation was founded on February 6, 1956, under the leadership of Keshavrao Jedhe in Pune. Prominent activists of Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti were Acharya Atre, Prabodhankar Thackeray, Senapati Bapat and Shahir AmarShaikh among others. Acharya Atre criticised Jawaharlal Nehru, Morarji Desai (then chief minister of Bombay) and S.K. Patil (a prominent MP from Mumbai city) through his firebrand editorials in 'Maratha'. Image File history File links 193261136_28074afd36. ... Image File history File links 193261136_28074afd36. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... , Pune (Marathi: पुणे), is a city located in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. ... Prahlad Keshav Atre (1898-1969), better known as Acharya Atre, was an Indian playwright and novelist in the Marathi language. ... Senapati Bapat (November 12, 1880 - November 28, 1967) was a major figure in the Indian independence movement. ... Jawaharlal Nehru (Hindi: , IPA: , from Persian Javâher-e Laal, meaning Red Jewel) (November 14, 1889 – May 27, 1964) was a political leader of the Indian National Congress, was a pivotal figure during the Indian independence movement and served as the first Prime Minister of the Republic of India. ... Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (Hindi: ) (February 29, 1896 – April 10, 1995) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first non-Congress Party Prime Minister of India. ...

In early 1960, demonstrators were fired upon by the police at Flora Fountain in the capital city of Mumbai (Bombay). Flora Fountain was subsequently renamed Hutatma Chowk or "Martyr's Crossroads" in their memory. It is estimated that in all, 105 people met their death in violence related to the movement. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Flora Fountain Flora Fountain (now known as Hutatma Chowk) is a stone fountain situated in Fort business district in the heart of South Mumbai, Mumbai, India. ... “Bombay” redirects here. ... Hutatma Chowk is a square in south Mumbai, formerly known as Flora Fountain, where in 1960 peaceful agitators of the Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti were fired upon by police. ...

The Samyukta Maharashtra Samiti achieved its goal on May 1, 1960 when the State of Bombay was partitioned into the Marathi-speaking State of Maharashtra and the Gujarati-speaking State of Gujarat. However Goa (then a Portuguese colony), Belgaum, Karwar and adjoining areas, which were also part of the Maharashtra envisioned by the Samiti, were not included in Maharashtra state. Belgaum district, which has a majority Marathi population is still an active dispute and Maharashtra government has filed a petition in Supreme Court. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Bombay Presidency in 1909, northern portion Bombay Presidency in 1909, southern portion The State of Bombay is a former state of pre-independence India. ... , Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र , IPA:  , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ... , Gujarāt (GujarātÄ«: , IPA:  ) is a state in the Republic of India. ... Goa   (Konkani: गोंय goṃya; Marathi: गोवा govā; Portuguese: Goa) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ... Belgaavi (previously known as Belgaum in English) ( Kannada: ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ, Marathi: बेळगांव) ( ), also known as Belgaon , is a city and a municipal corporation in Belgaum district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... Rabindranath Tagore Beach, Karwar Karwar Evening Karwar (Kannada: ಕಾರವಾರ)is a small seaside town situated on the west coast of the Indian subcontinent. ... The Belgaum District is a district in the state of Karnataka, India. ... The Belgaum border dispute is a dispute involving the Indian states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. ...

Further Reading

Samyukta Maharashtra website

References

• Samyukta Maharashtra movement
• Founding of the Samiti

• 'Zalach Pahije!' by P.K.Atre ISBN 81-86837-00-0