Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din 2025: Date, History and Significance of the Day That Commemorates the Martyrs of Samyukta Maharashtra Movement

Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din is an important annual memorial day that is celebrated across Maharashtra. The commemoration marks the anniversary of the day that 15 martyrs were killed by police firing on November 21, 1955, while protesting the state's demand for Mumbai. There are various important observances marked on Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din and it is focused on honouring those who laid their life for the cause.

As we mark Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din 2025, here is everything you need to know about this day, how to celebrate Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din and its importance.

When Is Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din 2025?

Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din 2025 is celebrated today, November 21. The observance remembers the historic event where over 4.5 lakh mill workers and locals struck work and began to protest, asking for the formation of a separate state for Marathi speaking population. At this point, Maharashtra and Gujarat were clubbed into a single princely state. The protest, where 15 people were killed and over 200 people were injured, was crucial in encouraging Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to propose the separation of the state into Maharashtra and Gujarat, in 1956.

Significance of Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din

The celebration of Maharashtra Hutatma Smruti Din is an important and sombre reminder of the cost of making Maharashtra a separate state and highlights the history of the state. It is also an important memorial day that helps raise awareness about those who laid their lives for the making of Maharashtra.

The Hutatma Chowk in Mumbai serves as a memorial site for this event and houses the names of over 117 martyrs who laid down their lives fighting for the creation of a unilingual Marathi speaking state. It is a common observance to visit Hutatma Chowk to pay our respects to the martyrs and observe other common practices that are followed during memorial day celebrations worldwide.

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