Archive · 20 Jan 2026
Haryanvi Cyclist Learns Marathi Through Love
Sahil Kumar is a cyclist from Haryana who works for the Indian Air Force.
He speaks Hindi with a Haryanvi accent but can also speak Marathi very well.
He learned Marathi from his wife, Komal Deshmukh, who is also a cyclist and comes from Pune.
They both have won medals in cycling at the national level.
Sahil surprised everyone by speaking fluent Marathi after a race in Pune.
Sahil Kumar is a Haryanvi cyclist and Junior Warrant Officer in the Indian Air Force.
He speaks fluent Marathi, which he learned from his wife, Komal Deshmukh.
Komal is a national medalist cyclist who plays for the railways team.
Sahil surprised everyone by speaking Marathi after a race in Pune.
They both have won multiple national-level medals in cycling.
- Who
- Sahil Kumar, a Haryanvi cyclist and Junior Warrant Officer in the Indian Air Force
- What
- Sahil Kumar learned to speak fluent Marathi through his love for his wife, Komal Deshmukh
- When
- The event took place on January 19
- Where
- Pune’s FC road during the Pune Grand Tour
- Why
- Sahil's wife, Komal Deshmukh, who is from Pimpri-Chinchwad and a national medalist cyclist, taught him Marathi
- Name
- Sahil Kumar
- Occupation
- Junior Warrant Officer, Indian Air Force
- Achievements
- Multiple national-level medals in cycling
- Location
- Kurukshetra, Haryana
- Spoken Language
- Hindi with Haryanvi accent, fluent Marathi
- Event
- Pune Grand Tour
- Wife
- Komal Deshmukh
- Wife's Occupation
- Cyclist, plays for the railways team, national medalist