Madhubani paintings as the name says get its name from Mithila region of Bihar where itis widely practised particularly by women. The history of Madhubani paintingsgoes back to the time of Ramayana when King Janak commissioned artists to dopaintings at the time of marriage of his daughter, Sita, to Lord Ram. Initially women of upper …
Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language that is spoken by the people of North- Eastern Bihar and Nepal. The language has been named Maithili because it is spoken in the ancient land of Mithila. It is also called Tirhutia because Tirhut is another name of the same region, which is derived from Tirabhukti, which means the …
Sabha Gachhi is at Sourath village, six kilometers from Madhubani in North Bihar and Sabha is called Sourath Sabha. Saurath Sabha was the place where thousands of Maithil Brahmins converged annually during the month of Jyestha-Ashadh to arrange marriages. The Sabha, part of the over-500-year-old culture of Mithila, takes place at an area comprising 22 …
Today I am going to tell you another story related to Mithila. Once upon a time, “Mithila” was a place where every people were educated, even women could talk in Sanskrit. “Mandan Mishra” was a scholar of that time. One day Jagadguru Shankaracharya came to his house to challenge him in knowledge. Before coming to …
There are so many stories about “Mithila”.The story today I am writing is about the famous poet “Vidyapati”. He had written so many beautiful poems/songs for lord Shiva that brought the god to the earth. Lord Shiva went to Vidyapati’s house to become a servant and started working as a servant. One day the king …
The nomenclature of a particular article have some logical reason behind it. I too have a reason to name it with the word “Mithila.” Though this painting is also known as ‘Madhubani painting, due to its artistic influence. But if I name it with the word “Madhubani”, it will be unfair for the artists of …
You shouldn’t be shocked if the next time you meet a young Bihar Mahadalit( the downtrodden) who greets you with a good morning instead of a traditional salutation- Namaste! These youths are in fact undergoing the first ever Spoken English skills Development Project sponsored by the Government of Bihar and implemented by British Lingua, an …
After a week-long effort, I am presenting before you the summarised article about Baba Nagarjuna collecting information from various sites or putting most of the information directly. Nagarjun was born as Baidyanath in a Maithil Brahmin family on June 30, 1911, in Satlakha Village of Madhubani District which was his mother’s village, though his family belonged …
Well no one remembered the renowned artist and the gem of Mithila before her demise and I got some material on her to write. It took me a week long time. She was the artist who had taken Mithila Painting on international level and helped this marvelous painting in getting an international recognition. She was one …
Mithila (मिथिला, mithilā was a kingdom in ancient Nepal and India. It existed in the eastern Gangetic plains in areas which is today spread over more than half of Bihar state of India, and parts of adjoining Nepal. Mithila was the capital of Videha Kingdom as per epic Ramayana. This city is identified as modern day …