A derogatory term used to describe people of the maharashtrian descent or maharashtra region in India.

An uncultured and ignorant person.

Hindi slang used to denote an uncultured and ignorant person. It does not apply to people from any particular region. It is universally applied in a derogatory/insulting way to point out the lack of sophistication and urban culture in a person. This is related to the lifestyle of a person. For eg: people who do not have a sense of style and wear plain, ordinary clothes and do not know good language are called ghatis. Somebody who does not know the ways of the city life. eg: If someone has never seen big buildings, expensive cars, branded clothes, hot girls etc and finds all the cool stuff overwhelming, he is called a ghati.

hindi word for valley