Department of Marathi

About Department

Samarth College, run by Rashtriya Shikshan Sanstha, was established in 1964. The work of teaching Marathi and Marathi literary studies has been going on since the establishment of the college. Marathi Subject Graduate B.A., B.Com., B.Sc. as well as Post Graduate M.A. (Marathi) is taught to these classes. As the first head of Marathi Department, Dr. P. S. Dadhi 11 July 1964 to 21 January 1986 Prabhakar Dadhi took charge. Next, Dr. Prabhakar Dadhi joined the post of Principal of the college. After this Dr. Prabhakar Parhad, Dr. Guru Prasad Pakhmode, Dr. Ramchandra Arvikar, Dr. Sanjay Poharkar did the work of teaching Marathi subject. Today, Dr. Bandoo Chaudhary is holding the responsibility as the Head of Marathi Department.

Through the Marathi department, an attempt is made to inculcate the knowledge of literature and dialect among the students. Various competitions like essay, reading, speech, poetry singing, poetry writing, song singing are organized through the department. Also, various programs are organized on behalf of the department throughout the year, in which programs like Marathi Raj Bhasha Day and Kavivarya Kusumagraj Jayanti, Marathi Language Conservation Fortnight, Kavi Samelan are organized on February 27.

Prof. Dr. P. S. Dadhi 11 July 1964 to 21 January 1986
Prof. P. L. Parhad 22 January 1986 to 31 March 1996
Dr. G. G. Pakhamode From 1 April 1996 to 28 February 2009
Dr. R. G. Arvikar from 1 March 2009 to 31 July 2018
Dr. Bandoo Chaudhary 1 August 2018 to onward

Meritorious Student of M.A. Marathi

Sr.No.	Name	Order of Merit	Year
1	KU. SAVITA BEDARKAR	08	1995
2	DHANANJAY GAHANE	09	1998
3	RAJESH KANHEKAR	06	1999
4	KU. LATA KHARABE	09	2001
5	KU. REKHA WADHI	05	2002
6	KU. MANJUSHA THOTE	10	2004
7	KU. USHA DHENGE	03	2005
8	KU. NAINA TEMBHURNE	07	2005
9	RAJESH KHARABE	08	2005
10	KU. KUNTI ZALKE	01	2009
11	KU. ALKA BHAVRE	10	2010

Names of students who passed NET/SET

Sr.No.	Name	Qualified	Year
1	Ku. Revati Wanjari	Qualified	2012
2	Ajinkya Bhandarkar	Qualified	2023

Faculty Profile

	Name:	Prof. Dr. Bandoo Sukhadeo Chaudhari
	Designation:	Asst. Professor (HOD)
	Qualification:	M.A. (MARATHI), NET (JRF), SET, Ph.D
	E-Mail:	chaudharibandoo87@gmail.com
	Contact No.:	9765192878
	Experience:	09 Years
	Publications:	Books Published/Edited/Chapters Published = 05 Research Papers Published = 15

	Name:	Prof. Ajinkya Bhandarkar
	Designation:	Asst. Professor (CHB)
	Qualification:	M.A. (Marathi), B.Ed, SET (Marathi)
	E-Mail:	aabhandarkar2401@gmail.com
	Contact No.:	9420366006
	Experience:	05 Years
	Publications:	Books Published/Edited/Chapters Published = 0 Research Papers Published = 02

	Name:	Tejram Sadashiv Chandewar
	Designation:	Asst. Professor (CHB)
	Qualification:	M.A. Marathi, History, B.Ed, SET (Marathi)
	E-Mail:	tejram.chandewar@gmail.com
	Contact No.:	9604401857
	Experience:	10 Years
	Publications:	Books Published/Edited/Chapters Published = 0 Research Papers Published = 0