
Unit 22 of the Bol Marathi curriculum
Abhanga, ovi and modern poetry. Six lessons: vocabulary, bridges, speaking, grammar and culture.
साहित्य व काव्य • Literature & Poetry · संत साहित्य, आधुनिक काव्य, नाट्य, कादंबरी
Unit 22
Marathi Literature & Poetry: Saints to Modern Poets
Abhanga, ovi and modern poetry.
What you will learn
मराठी साहित्याचे समृद्ध वारशाचा परिचय.
- Saint literature intro · संत साहित्य परिचय
- Modern poetry style · आधुनिक काव्य शैली
- Literary vocabulary · साहित्यिक शब्दसंग्रह
Speaking practice sentences
Lesson 1
Lesson 2
Lesson 3
Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Practice
Try saying it
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Hindi → Marathi bridges
- ज्ञानेश्वरी अभंग संत → ज्ञानेश्वरी अभंग संत — Saint lit terms.
- कविता कवि आधुनिक → कविता कवी आधुनिक — Poetry terms.
- नाटक नाट्यकार रंगमंच → नाट्य नाट्यकार रंगमंच — Drama terms.
- उपन्यास कथाकार कथा → कादंबरी कथाकार कथा — Fiction terms.
- ज्ञानपीठ साहित्य अकादमी पद्म → ज्ञानपीठ साहित्य अकादमी पद्म — Awards.
- ईबुक ऑडियोबुक ब्लॉग → ई-पुस्तक ऑडिओबुक ब्लॉग — Digital terms.
Grammar notes
Saint Literature
ज्ञानेश्वरी, अमृतानुभव, अभंग, गाथा - १३-१७व्या शतक.
Saint literature of the 13th-17th centuries: the Jñānēśvarī, Amṛtānubhava, abhaṅgas and gāthās - devotional verse in simple Marathi.
Modern Poetry
केशवसुत, मडगूळकर, कोल्हटकर, नरेंद्र दाभोलकर.
Modern poets: Keshavsut, Madgulkar, Kolhatkar and Narendra Dabholkar.
Drama
विजय तेंडुलकर, महेश एलकुंचवार, रत्नाकर मातकरी, सतीश अळेकर.
Modern drama: Vijay Tendulkar, Mahesh Elkunchwar, Ratnakar Matkari and Satish Alekar.
Novel & Story
भालचंद्र नेमाडे, श्रीकांत जिचकर, किरण नागरकर, उपेंद्र लिंबये.
Novels and stories: Bhalchandra Nemade, Shrikant Jichkar, Kiran Nagarkar and Upendra Limaye.
Literary Awards
ज्ञानपीठ, साहित्य अकादमी, पद्म पुरस्कार, महाराष्ट्र भूषण.
Literary awards: the Jnanpith, Sahitya Akademi, Padma awards and Maharashtra Bhushan.
Literary Organizations
महाराष्ट्र साहित्य परिषद, अखिल भारतीय मराठी साहित्य सम्मेलन.
Literary institutions: the Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad and the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan.
Culture notes
- Warkari Tradition — Warkari sect - Vitthal bhakti, Pandharpur Wari, Abhang.
- Poetry Movements — Tagore influence, progressive movement, Dalit literature.
- Theatre Evolution — Tamasha, folk art, experimental, commercial theatre, cinema.
- Children's Literature — Children's lit - Kusumagraj, Vasant Bhidekar, Sane Guruji.
- Translation Tradition — Translation tradition - Sanskrit, Hindi, English to Marathi.
- Digital Literature — E-books, audiobooks, blogs, podcasts, Kindle Marathi.
How to practice this unit
Read each Marathi sentence aloud, check it against the Hindi, then cover the Marathi and recall it from the English. In the app the same unit adds listening quizzes, speaking checks, sentence building and review before you forget.
Progress saved locally — syncs across devices when you sign in.
Lesson complete.
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