# Maharashtra to translate all of Phule’s works into 7 languages 2026-08-21T01:47:48+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The entire works of social reformer Mahatma Jyotiba Phule will be translated into seven languages, Maharashtra culture minister Ashish Shelar announced on Thursday at a translation workshop marking Phule's bicentennial. The languages are Hindi, Sindhi, Gujarati, Sanskrit, Telugu, Bengali and Gor Banjara. The state's cultural affairs department runs Sahitya Akademis for each of these languages. The 861-page volume 'Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Samagra Vangmay', published in 2012, will be translated through these academies. Shelar said the goal is to make quality Marathi literature available in other languages and vice versa. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The bicentennial of Jyotiba Phule (1827-1890), the social reformer who championed anti-caste education and women's rights, comes as Maharashtra's political parties compete to claim his legacy. Marathi is the primary language of only one of the seven target languages, the others represent linguistic communities with significant populations in Maharashtra or neighbouring states. The state's Sahitya Akademis are extensions of the cultural affairs department, not the national Sahitya Akademi. The 861-page Samagra Vangmay is the most comprehensive collected works edition available. Translation into Sanskrit, a classical language not widely spoken, signals a symbolic elevation of Phule's status. The next milestone will be the completion date for the first translated volumes, which has not been announced. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straight reporting of government announcement with no critical framing or omission This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ashish Shelar, Maharashtra government, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Sahitya Akademi Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-to-translate-all-of-phules-works-into-7-languages/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/maharashtra-to-translate-all-of-phules-works-into-7-languages/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/