Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (All India Marathi Literary Conference) is an annual conference for literary discussions by

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writers. Marathi is the official language of Maharashtra State. The first Marathi Sahitya Sammelan was held in

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in 1878 under the chairmanship of Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade.

Conferences held

Following is the list of the conferences with year and venue:

Women presidents

Only five women have been the presidents of the Sammelan to date:

References

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