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Maratha

American  
[muh-rah-tuh] / məˈrɑ tə /

noun

  1. a member of a Hindu people inhabiting central and western India.


Maratha British  
/ məˈrɑːtə /

noun

  1. a member of a people of India living chiefly in Maharashtra

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Ms. Truschke rejects such a “harmful” and inaccurate organization of India’s chronology, pointing, for instance, to the “numerous Maratha, Rajput, and Nayaka lineages”—all staunchly non-Muslim—that ruled during the so-called Muslim period.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

The film's screening was almost discontinued in 2015, but an uproar meant the fan favourite remained in its daily time slot at the Maratha Mandir, according to the Hindustan Times.

From Barron's Oct. 19, 2025

Known as DDLJ, it's Bollywood's longest-running film and still shows every day at the Maratha Mandir Theatre in Mumbai.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2024

A woman who goes by the name Simran has become a regular at screenings of “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” at the Maratha Mandir cinema in Mumbai.Credit...

From New York Times Jan. 19, 2023

The first place in which we see this current in movement is the Maratha country.

From Hindu Gods And Heroes Studies in the History of the Religion of India by Barnett, Lionel D.

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