Languages & Literature
Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Angika: The Languages of Bihar
Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Angika, Bajjika and more. Where Bihar’s languages are spoken, their scripts and literature, and how they are changing.
Mithila
Folk Music & Dance
The Traditional Wedding Songs of Bihar
Suhag, lagan, lachari and the tearful samdaun. A guide to the wedding songs women sing in Mithila and the Bhojpuri region, and…
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Village Life & Customs
Mithila Weddings: Rituals, Songs and Kohbar Traditions
From Saurath Sabha and the panji records to the painted kohbar and the songs of farewell. The rituals and meaning of a…
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Folk Music & Dance
Jhijhiya: The Folk Dance of North Bihar
Lit clay pots, circling women and songs to the goddess. How Mithila’s Jhijhiya is danced through the ten nights of Navratri.
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Folk Music & Dance
Jat-Jatin: The Traditional Folk Dance of Bihar
A couple’s love, quarrels and separation, danced by women on monsoon nights. The story, ritual and performance of Mithila’s Jat-Jatin.
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Folk Music & Dance
The Folk Songs of Bihar: Music That Lives in Every Occasion
Sohar for a birth, kajari for the rains, Chhath geet at dawn. A guide to the folk songs of Bihar, the poets…
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Art & Handicrafts
Sikki Art: The Golden Grass Craft of Bihar
Wild wetland grass, a single needle and generations of women’s skill. How the golden sikki grass of Mithila is coiled into boxes,…
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Festivals & Rituals
Bihar’s Forgotten Festivals and Traditions
Madhushravani, Chaurchan, Jur Sital, Kojagara, Bihula-Bishahari and Sohrai: lesser-known festivals still kept in the homes and villages of Bihar.
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Festivals & Rituals
Vivah Panchami: Celebrating Ram and Sita’s Wedding in Mithila
Mithila celebrates the wedding of Ram and Sita as a family wedding. How Vivah Panchami is marked in Sitamarhi, Janakpur and the…
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Festivals & Rituals
Sama-Chakeva: The Beautiful Festival of Mithila
Clay birds, moonlit fields and songs for brothers. How the women of Mithila celebrate Sama-Chakeva, the festival of a sister and her…
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Art & Handicrafts
Madhubani Painting: The Art That Put Mithila on the World Map
From the mud walls of Mithila’s homes to museums around the world. The history, styles, artists and changing life of Madhubani painting.
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