Marathi Blog & Literature Corpus

Marathi Text Corpus

Language

Marathi (मराठी) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Indo-European language family, belonging to the Southern Indo-Aryan branch. It is the official language of the Indian state of Maharashtra and is widely spoken in Goa, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and among diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Gulf region. According to Glottolog, it belongs to the Southern Indo-Aryan group alongside Konkani and Sinhalese. Marathi has a rich literary tradition dating back over a thousand years, with significant contributions in poetry, prose, philosophy, and journalism. Most speakers are bilingual in Hindi or English depending on their region and level of education.

Script

Devanagari Script

अ, आ, इ, ई, उ, ऊ, ऋ, ए, ऐ, ओ, औ, अं, अः, क, ख, ग, घ, ङ, च, छ, ज, झ, ञ, ट, ठ, ड, ढ, ण, त, थ, द, ध, न, प, फ, ब, भ, म, य, र, ल, व, श, ष, स, ह, ळ, क्ष, ज्ञ, ं, ः, ँ

Domains of the Text

• Blog Articles: Informal blog-style writing covering current affairs, social commentary, political opinion, and everyday observations for a broad Marathi-speaking audience.

• Literature: Creative and narrative writing including prose, short stories, reflective essays, and cultural commentary by established Marathi authors.

• Literature & News Articles: A blend of literary writing and journalistic content covering regional news, cultural events, and social issues.

• Editorial Opinion Article: Opinion-driven editorial writing addressing political, social, and civic issues from a critical and analytical perspective.

Dataset Structure

The dataset is organized by author, each containing domain-specific sub-collections:

Marathi Text Corpus/
│
├── Gurudatta Sohono/
│   └── Blog Articles/
│       ├── 01-Marathi Blog Article Collection.txt
│       └── ...
│
├── Mitraho/
│   ├── Blog Articles/
│   │   ├── 01-Marathi Blog Article Collection.txt
│   │   └── ...
│   └── Blog Articles 1/
│       ├── 01-Marathi Blog Article Collection 1.txt
│       └── ...
│
├── Mohana Joglekar/
│   └── Literature and News Articles/
│       ├── 01-Marathi Literature and News Article Collection.txt
│       └── ...
│
├── Mynac/
│   └── Blog Article/
│       ├── 01-Marathi Blog Article Collection.txt
│       └── ...
│
├── Prakash Ghatpande/
│   ├── Blog Article 1/
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── Blog Article 2/
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── Blog Article 3/
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── Blog Article 4/
│   │   └── ...
│   ├── Blog Article 5/
│   │   └── ...
│   └── Literature/
│       ├── 01-Marathi Literature Collection.txt
│       └── ...
│
└── Vinit Wakhede/
    └── Editorial Opinion Article/
        ├── 01-Marathi Editorial Opinion Article Collection.txt
        └── ...

Authors & Collections

• Gurudatta Sohono — Blog Articles

• Mitraho — Blog Articles, Blog Articles 1

• Mohana Joglekar — Literature and News Articles

• Mynac — Blog Article

• Prakash Ghatpande — Blog Article 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Literature

• Vinit Wakhede — Editorial Opinion Article

Metadata

File Format

• Format: Plain Text (.txt)

• Naming Convention: Marathi [Domain] Collection.txt`

Sample Text

• चारपाच दिवसांपूर्वी महाराष्ट्रातील तमाम मिडिया एका कळीने अख्खा दिवस कासावीस झाला होता. एकच क्लिप वारंवार घासून दाखवली जात होती.

• अख्खा महाराष्ट्र आज दुष्काळाच्या टकमक टोकावर उभा आहे, विदर्भातीलच नव्हे तर मराठवाडा-कोकण इतकेच काय कृषीसधन पश्चिम महाराष्ट्रातील शेतकर्‍यावर देखील या वर्षी आत्महत्या करण्याची पाळी येण्यासारखी स्थिती आहे.

• टी.आर.पी. मंगता है भाय! या सर्व बाबतीत आमचा मिडिया चिडीचुप आहे. कारण त्यात टी.आर.पी. नाही.

• राज-उद्धव कहाणीत मात्र टी.आर.पी. ला लागणारा सर्व मालमसाला आहे. अ‍ॅक्शन, इमोशन, मेलोड्रामा सर्वकाही.

• पिक्चर अभी बाकी है.. आगामी विधानसभा निवडणुकीच्या अगदी तोंडावर एक होण्याचा निर्णय घेता येणार नाही अशा परिस्थितीत तिकीट वाटपाचे अनेक पेच निर्माण होतील.