Marathi Language Day (Marathi Din, Marathi Diwas) is celebrated on February '27' every year across the Indian states of Maharashtra and Goa. This day is regulated by the State Government. It is celebrated on Birthday of eminent Marathi Senior poet Kusumagraj.Kusumagraj has made significant contribution in the cultural field of Maharashtra and tireless efforts have been made to make Marathi the language of knowledge. Maharashtra Government decision to celebrate his birthday as 'Marathi Language Pride Day' as a salutation to the mother tongue and Kusumagraj's memory, Retrieved on 21 January 2013.
Essay competitions and seminars are arranged in Schools and Colleges. Government officials are asked to conduct various events
Vishnu Vāman Shirwādkar (27 February 1912 – 10 March 1999), popularly known by his pen name, Kusumāgraj, was an Marathi poet, playwright, novelist and short story writer, who wrote of freedom, justice and emancipation of the deprived,
In a career spanning five decades starting in India's pre-independence era, he wrote 16 volumes of poems, three novels, eight volumes of short stories, seven volumes of essays, 18 plays and six one-act plays.His works like the Vishakha (1942), a collection of lyrics, inspired a generation into the Indian freedom movement, and is today considered one of the masterpieces of Indian literature.
He was the recipient of the 1974 Sahitya Akademi Award in Marathi for Natsamrat, Padma Bhushan (1991)and the Jnanapith Award in 1987;
He also served as the President of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan held at Margao in 1964.
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