Press Release about Dr Birbal Jha The Kriti Purush Award has been conferred on the noted author Dr Birbal Jha by Vidyapati Smarak Manch, Kolkata in recognition of Dr Jha’s literary works as well as his managerial skills and directorial role in advancing the cause of English language skills throughout the country. Dr Jha’s Delhi …
As I made a promise to my friend, I am writing today about the “Ekadasha Rudra” of Mangrauni. Not more than the five-kilometer distance from Madhubani town, there is a historical and epical place known as Mangrauni. In ancient time, the name of Mangrauni was “Mangalwani” that means “The place of blessings” or “The place of worshippers”. Though there are so …
After a long time today, I am writing about the great scholar of Sanskrit “Kalidasa” and his relation with Mithila. It was the time when Vidyotma, Kalidasa’s wife left him after knowing the reality. Actually Kalidasa was a fool before the incident that I will tell you later. He was a fool who was cutting …
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 …