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Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Angika, Bajjika and more. Where Bihar’s languages are spoken, their scripts and literature, and how they are changing.
Read more about Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Angika: The Languages of BiharSuhag, lagan, lachari and the tearful samdaun. A guide to the wedding songs women sing in Mithila and the Bhojpuri region, and…
Read more about The Traditional Wedding Songs of BiharSohar for a birth, kajari for the rains, Chhath geet at dawn. A guide to the folk songs of Bihar, the poets…
Read more about The Folk Songs of Bihar: Music That Lives in Every OccasionWild tussar cocoons, thigh-reeled yarn and generations of weavers. The history, craft and people behind the famous silk of Bhagalpur.
Read more about Bhagalpur Silk: The Story Behind Bihar’s Resham NagariSnakes, bold borders and the story of Bihula. How Bhagalpur’s Manjusha art grew from a monsoon festival, nearly vanished and won a…
Read more about Manjusha Art: The Forgotten Art of BhagalpurMadhushravani, Chaurchan, Jur Sital, Kojagara, Bihula-Bishahari and Sohrai: lesser-known festivals still kept in the homes and villages of Bihar.
Read more about Bihar’s Forgotten Festivals and Traditions
