1. STRESS
AND
MARATHI
ANNOUNCEMENT
ON
MUMBAI
AIRPORTS
DR.
SHRINIWAS
KASHALIKAR

2. There is no announcement in Marathi on
Mumbai airports. This makes every
Marathi speaking person feel that these
airports do not belong to him or her. It
also brings about a disturbing feeling of
having come in an alien area, a foreign
land or even a mildly hostile place, which
brings about a feeling alienation, anxiety
and of unnecessary pressure and stress.
This happens especially in case of the vast
majority of the Maharashtrians whose
mother tongue is not Hindi or English.
It is essential to vehemently pursue this
matter and enforce the government and
the concerned agencies to bring about the
necessary change and start announcement
in Marathi on these airports in Mumbai,
which is the capital of Maharashtra.

3. That would make all Marathi people
coming from the nook and corner of
Maharashtra; feel at home on these
otherwise alien and hostile appearing
airports. It would also make all Marathi
people feel that Mumbai airports belong
to Maharashtra and residents of
Maharashtra.