r/TeensofMaharashtra

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Just for context, I’m a Marathi Hindu.

I know cousin marriages are common in some Muslim communities and in parts of South India, but nobody talks about how they’re also common in Maharashtra.

For example:

1. A guy marrying his father’s sister’s daughter

2. A girl marrying her father’s sister’s son

3. A guy marrying his mother’s brother’s daughter

4. A girl marrying her mother’s brother’s son

The weirdest part is that these relationships are literally called आत्तेभाऊ / आत्तेबहीण or मामेभाऊ / मामेबहीण. You basically grow up seeing each other as siblings or cousins, yet relatives keep teasing kids from childhood saying “future husband-wife.”

I genuinely don’t get it. You’re literally blood relatives and share pretty similar DNA. Growing up calling someone your cousin/sibling and then suddenly marrying them later just feels so weird to me.

The whole concept seriously icks me out.

Just curious to hear real experiences.

Are you single, talking to someone, in a relationship, or it’s complicated?

More importantly—are you genuinely happy with it, or just going with the flow?

No judgment here, just honest answers.

Sources: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pune-girl-9-edits-stepbrothers-marksheet-father-kills-her-with-chainsaw-11461317

IK that its not the accurate value but I

it made calculations easier... :)

I'm a Rice Person 🍚😋 would pick Rice >> Roti anyway

Koi gondia se hai kya dosto

Kay sangu ata tumhala

Not many people know how hard this fight actually was.

In the 1950s, as India reorganized its states, the question of Mumbai became one of the most contested issues. For Marathi-speaking people, the demand was clear: a united Maharashtra with Mumbai as its capital.

The Samyukta Maharashtra Movement grew from that demand. It brought thousands of ordinary people onto the streets—workers, students, families—people who believed their identity deserved recognition.

But the leadership at the time, under Morarji Desai, took a strict stance against these protests.

On 21 November 1955, during a massive protest in Mumbai, the situation escalated—and police opened fire.

107 people were shot

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They weren’t leaders or soldiers.

They were citizens who had stepped out for a cause—and didn’t return home.

Today, they are remembered at Hutatma Chowk.

The movement didn’t stop there. It continued for years through pressure, negotiation, and persistence.

Finally, on 1 May 1960, Maharashtra was formed, along with Gujarat. But even that moment came with compromises. Mumbai remained with Maharashtra as its economic center, and as part of the financial settlement during the division of the old state, Maharashtra agreed to transfer around ₹50 crores to Gujarat to balance resources between the two.

Maharashtra as we know it today wasn’t formed easily.

It came after resistance, loss, and compromise—both in lives and in resources.

And that’s why this history still matters.

जय महाराष्ट्र.