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Poet Divate says will return state award in protest against Hindi 'imposition' in schools

Mumbai, June 23 (UNI) Hemant Divate, a poet who has received a state award for his poetry collection, has announced that he is returning the award in protest against the imposition of Hindi as the third language in classes 1 to 5, in Marathi and English medium schools in Maharashtra.
The state government recently issued a fresh order stating that Hindi will be taught as a third language to students in Marathi and English medium schools from Classes 1 to 5. Following this Divate, who was awarded by the state in the year 2021 with Kavi Keshavsut Puraskar for his book Paranoia, a collection of his poems, announced that he would return the award via his social media.
"As a protest against the decision to impose Hindi as the third language, I am returning the Maharashtra state government award, including the cash prize, that I received for my poetry collection Paranoia,” Divate posted.
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