I was born in a displaced family of agricultural labourers; we were forced to leave our home due to the construction of the Sapta Kosi High Dam. My grandfather moved to Mahishi, Saharsa district, ...

Ashok Kumar Jha, widely recognised by his pen name ‘Ashok’ and ‘Kathakar Ashok’ is a prominent figure in Maithili Literature. His reputation primarily stems from his exceptional contributions to the ...

Request has been made to include the language in Department of Modern Indian Languages and Literary Studies Maithili, the language spoken mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand, was recently in focus when ...

PATNA: Among all the native languages of Bihar, only Maithili finds a place in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. And, it also boasts of having its own script. However, despite having a ...