Marathi (मराठी) is one of the 22 Indian languages spoken predominantly by people in the State of Maharashtra. Marathi is spoken by more than 70 million people, around the globe, making it the 19th most spoken language in the world. Quite a sizeable population outside of India speak Marathi on a regular basis and encourage next generation to learn Marathi.

'Austin Marathi Shala' is an undertaking of 'Austin Marathi Mandal' (AMM), a 501 (c) (3) non profit organization, initiated by 'Bruhan Maharastra Mandal of North America' (BMM), solely run by volunteers.