India, Nov. 24 -- Around one-and-a-half years after its inauguration on May 1, 2024 by the Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU); and nearly 10 years after it was first envisioned in 2016 as a centre of international standards for the promotion of Marathi and other languages, providing resources for students, professors, writers and researchers - the Marathi Bhasha Bhavan - remains completely inactive, raising serious concerns about administrative efficiency, resource management, and the future of language preservation at premier universities.

The Bhavan has seen no official activity since its grand inauguration last year. There is no faculty appointed, no administrative authority and no academic programmes at the Bhavan. Conceived wit...