This phrase rings true, much to the delight of history buffs, as some long-lost, fascinating letters written by Maratha king Shivaji ... script then used to write Marathi) and have turned brown ...

I would have written this letter in Marathi ... of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and when I grew up, I sometimes used to wonder why 'Maharashtra' is not called 'Marathi Pradesh'.