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Marathi encyclopaedia goes online
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was named the first president of the project. The first volumes were published in 1976, and eventually 18 volumes were published by 2010.Kolhatkar, M.R
Vishwakosh or Marathi Encyclopedia: An Innovative Project of the New State of Maharashtra
in ''Innovations in Public Administration'' (S.S. Gadkari & M.R. Kolhatkar, eds.) (2000)Gokhale, Madhav (14 September 2003)
The Great Marathi
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Editors-in-Chief of Marathi Vishwakosh

The editors-in-chief of the Vishwakosh are as follows

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