Marathi

Living in Mumbai I see a huge gap between the Gujarati/Marwadi communities vs the Maharashtrian community. On one side these communities own a large portion of South Mumbai and the Maharashtrian population moving away from the city.

This is clearly because of the economic situation of our community and this needs to change! We Marathas take a lot of pride in our history as we should but I feel we are losing the future. Looking for a stable 9/5, working for other people won’t cut it anymore. We have to start our own businesses, support fellow Maharashtrian owned businesses and grow as a collective.

We need to start manufacturing products, take more risks and start small businesses. We can’t let our legacy rewritten to people who served others. We were Rulers/ Warriors/ kings and that’s who we should aim to be.

We fought against all odds in the 1700s and we can fight against all odds now, only the playing field is changed in the Morden world. We don’t need swords but stocks. We don’t need to fight physically but with business strategies. Let’s make huge companies to rival the Ambani’s, Adani and the Tatas of the nation.

Gone are the days of people using “Ghati” as an insult, let’s create new stereotypes for us. One of business strategists, hard-workers, conquers, a force to be reckoned with in the business world in India and beyond.

Jai Maharashtra