For this live, we are joined by Deepak Pawar from the Marathi Abhyas Kendra and The Hinduâs Mumbai Bureau Chief, Vinaya Deshpande. They will discuss Maharashtraâs U-turn on making Hindi mandatory in schools, the political backlash it triggered, and what this controversy reveals about the National Education Policyâs three-language formula. Published - July 02, 2025 08:56 am IST