Maithili Journalism (1905-2011)

Maithili Journalism (1905-2011)
-Dr. Dhanakar Thakur, Editor, Maithili Sandesh
(input needed as corrections of years, and other details of magazines for a final book on Maithili Journalism which will contain editorial references also).
To a large extent. the development of Maithili in modern era was due to various magazines and journals which led to the resurgence in modem writing.
Maithil Hit Sadhan, monthly, (1905-1909, Jaipur,)- though mixed with Hindi is prime mover of Maithili journalism and ShreeMaithili (1925-27, Darbhanga was the first fully Maithili magazine). The list of Maithili magazines is exhaustive it will be prudent to discuss that only few Maithili magazines are continuous and a list of such magazines which were/ are continuous for 5 or more years is very small
From Bharat- Mithila Mod, monthly, (1905-21, Varanasi, by MM Murlidhar Jha and in 1936-41 by Upendranath Jha), served the cause of Maithili in a good manner.
Mithila Mihir, probably served most the cause of Maithili started in 1909 was also the first monthly magazine from Mithila’s Darbhanga which became the first weekly Maithili magazine during 1911-34 and was under the editorship of Surendra Jha ‘Suman’ during 1935-54 and later from Patna from 1960 till 1984 weekly, 20.2.1984 to June 1986 as daily then till 1989 as monthly.
Mathil Prabaha, monthly (1920-1926, Ajmer,Agra) , was again mixed with Hindi and served the social cause of Brajasth Maithils and so was Jeevan Prabha (1940-50, Agra and Jhanasi),
Maithili Sahitya Patra, quarterly (1936-39, Darbhanga) served Maithili lierature’s cause well.
Vaidehi (fortnightly from Sitamarhi in 1950, Darbhanga and then as monthly from 1953 till 1990) had a great role in evolving Maithili writers.
Batuk (1948-54, 1959-70s, Allahabad), a magazine for children had a distinctive place.
Mithila Darshan (1953-73 then renamed Maithilee Darshan 1973-80, 2005, again continued since 2009 Calcutta), is serving Maithili well.
Vidyapati Smriti Patrika (1956-88, Kolkata), a souvenir of Mithila Sanskritik Parishad.
Maithili Sahitya Parishad Patrika quarterly (1962, Darbhanga, 1986, 1995 as ‘Seeta’), Maithili Samachar later Mithila Samachar ( from 1963 to 2008 as weekly, fortnightly and then irregularly, Allahabad), a bulletine which sread awareness for Maithili’s plight.
Maithili Akadmi Patrika( 1980-1992, 2009, Patna)
Karnamrit (1981-continued, Kolkata), is probably the most regular long-lived magazine.
Mithilanchal Sampark (1981-2006, Darbhanga), was more or less bulletine.
Aarambh (1982-89,1990-97,) concentrated on literary work.
Bhangima half-yearly (1983-continued,Patna)- on acts and play in Maithili.
Mati- pani (1983-1988, Patna), Arpan yearly souvenir of Vidapati Seva sansthan (1984-continued, Darbhanga), Bhakha (1987-1992, Patna), Pravask Bhent (1989-1995, Kolkata)- a monthly which I tried to convert in Antarrashtriya Maithili Parishad’s organ in 1993 but its editor did not complied despite taken some advance as honorarium, failing which I started Maithili Sandesh (Ranchi,1994 –continuing as organ of the Antarrashtriya Maithili Parishad almost as a half yearly, 31 issues total till June 2011 , total 188 pages X 178,000 issues distributed almost free and has done immense awareness fro Mithila’s statehood, is also read by 1000+ persons on net and though a bulletin of few pages, its pages are compact enough with material and it has instilled some literary and health components too and can be claimed that it has reached most to Maithili speaker than any other magazine.
Koshi-Kamla(1991-95, Patna), Vidyapati Times fortnightly (2005-continued, Darbhanga)
Maithil Chetna 1994, then 2002 restarted as Khoj Kjhabari and was registered as Ghar Bahar and is continued, Patna) is the journal of Chetna Samiti and has contributed the cause of Maithili but lacks the sharpness to Mithila’s issues.
Janki (1997-2005 , Dhanbad) served causes of Jharkhand which was tried by Bagmati- Damodar Times (1997-2003, Hazaribag, Delhi) also.
Antika(1999 - continuing Ghaziabad NCR), hoped to present Maithili’s cause on a wider canvass but it lacked sight and was involved in ‘isms’ which was the cause of its non-approval by conventional Maithili circles.
Aai-kalhi/Samay Saal (2000-continued, Patna), is very regular and is helping encouraging Maithili students in various examinations giving them day to day information on Mithila and nation.
Purvottar Maithil (2001-continued, Guwahati),is a distant voice but in a sonorous Maithili.
Lorik Salhesh Deenabhadri (2003-continued, Darbhanga), Jakhan-Takhan(2005-10,Darbhanga),
Mithila Darpan(2005, Mumbai), is the first commercially viable Maithili magazine without any organizational support though distance limits its appeal in Mithila, it tries to be near supporting Mithila cause like Purvottar Maithil.
Bharti (1988-2006, Ranchi, first cyclostyled quarterly, then printed, a souvenir.
Amongst handwritten Maithili magazines from USA- Maithili(1983-1995).mostly handwritten and some page typed was a source of inspiration that from very distant too one can work for the motherland.
Currently available(2011) Maithili magazines which are 5 years old at least-
Karnamrit ( 1981, Kolkata),
Bhangima, half-yearly (1983, Patna),
Maithili Sandesh, quarterly (Ranchi,1994)-
Antika (1999, Gaziabad)
Samay Saal bimonthly (2000, Patna),
Purvottar Maithil(2001,Guwahati)
Ghar Bahar(2003,Patna),
Mithila Darpan (2005, Mumbai),
Vidyapati Times, fortnightly (2005, Darbhanga),
Though every magazine has contributed to the growth of Maithili, the magazines have been started more on whims and many such had no second issue and almost have resulted in Aniyatkalin(non fixed time) because of the lack of consistency and financial non-support by the subscribers.
The print order of such magazines had been much less than expected. Is my candid opinion that unless we get Mithila state in India Maithili newspapers can’t thrive for lack of advertisement, Ironically Maithili magazines (and also organizations) have not starved for Mithila State though without statehood Maithili’s recognition in the VIII Schedule is not going to yield desired results.
Irregular publication and closure of magazine after single or few issues give a bad name and purchasers loss trust in Maithili publishers as they do not get issues for the annual/life subscription they had paid for. Any publisher of less than three years should not ideally ask for annual and less than 5 years of life subscription. Many young enthusiastic who publish/ edit Maithili journals do not understand that change comes gradually and Maithili literary psyche, may take time to change provided one is working without self-aggrandizement which is difficult to achieve.
The complete list ( year wise of publication) of Maithili journals-
From Bharat-
Maithil Hit Sadhana, monthly, (1905-1909, Jaipur,), Mithila Mod, monthly, (1905-21, Varanasi, by MM Murlidhar Jha and in 1936-41 by Upendranath Jha), Mithila Mihir, probably served most the cause of Maithili started in 1909 was also the first monthly magazine from Mithila’s Darbhanga which became the first weekly Maithili magazine during 1911-34 and was under the editorship of Surendra Jha ‘Suman’ during 1935-54 and later from Patna from 1960), Mathil Prabaha, monthly (1920-1926, Ajmer,Agra) , ShreeMaithili(1925-27, Darbhanga was the first fully Maithili magazine), Maithil Prabhakar(1928-30, Aligarh), Mithila (1929, Darbhanga), Mithila Mitra ( the first Maithili fortnightly 1931-32,Sultanganj by Krishnagarh Banaili Estate), Maithil Bandhu(from1935 irregularly till1978, Ajmer), Maithili Sahitya Patra, quarterly (1936-39, Darbhanga), Bharti (1937, Darbhanga), Bibhuti (1937, Muzaffarpur), Sahitya Patra (Darbhanga), Maithil Yuvak (1938-41, Ajmer), Jeevan Prabha (1940-50, Agra and Jhanasi), Satya Sandesh(1943, Lohna, Darbhanga by Kanchinath Jha’Kiran’) Swadesha (1948, Darbhanga by Surendra Jha 'Suman' as monthly and again in 1965 as the first Maithili daily newspaper), Maithila Jyoti (1948, Patna), Pallava (from 1948 irregularly till 1958 from a village Nehra in Darbhanga district), Vaidehi (fortnightly from Sitamarhi in 1950, Darbhanga and then as monthly from 1953 till 1990), Batuk (1948-54, 1959-70s, Allahabad), Mithila (1952-53 by Dr. Laxman Jha as first fully Maithili weeklyl 1957, 1968 as monthly), Mithila Darshan (1953-73 then renamed Maithilee Darshan 1973-80, 2005, again continued since 2009 Calcutta), , Mithila Sevak weekly (1954-57, Calcutta), Nirman weekly(1954-56, Darbhanga), Mithila Doot(1955,Kanpur), Chaupadi (1955-57, Patna), Vidyapati Smriti Patrika (1956-88, Kolkata), Nutan Vishwa(1957, Darbhanga), Dhiyaputa(1957-60,Lohna), Sishu (Darbhanga ), Ijot (1960, Darbhanga), Abhivyanjana bimonthly(1960, Patna, Saharsa), Maithili Sahitya Parishad Patrika quarterly (1962, Darbhanga, 1986, 1995 as ‘Seeta’), Abhiyan quarterly(1963, Patna), Akshat (1963-64, sarisabpahi, Darbhanga), Maithili Samachar later Mithila Samachar ( from 1963 to 2008 as weekly,, fortnightly and then irregularly, Allahabad), Janak weekly ( 1964-65, Darbhanga), Maithili Parijat, fortnightly (1964, Darbhanga), Sampark Sootra, fortnightly (1966, handwritten ,Assam), Samanvay (Dumka, 1964), Anama (1965, 1978-80, Patna), Akhar (1967, Calcutta), Mithila Amar (1967, Aligarh), Mithilavani weekly (1968, Darbhanga), Maithili Kavita quarterly(1968, Calcutta), Mithila Manch quarterly (1968, Varanasi), Maithili Prakash (half yearly in 1968, later tri-yearly, Calcutta), Sonamati (1969-72,Patna), Mithila Bharti quarterly later bimonthly (1969-71, Darbhanga), Mithila Bhumi quarterly (1969-70, Jamshedpur, 1973, Darbhanga), Mithili Alok (1969, Ferozabad), Lokmanch half yearly(1969, Calcutta), Swadeshvani (1969, Deoghar), Bagmati( 1970, Darbhanga), Mithila quarterly (Mumbai, 1970), Maithili mini magazine ‘Mi.’ (1970, 10 cm x 6 cm sized),Mithila Times weekly (1971-72, Darbhanga), Matrivani fortnightly (1971, Darbhanga), Shaktibhumi (1971, Darbhanga), Maithili Anusandhan (1971, Allahabad), 60K weekly(1972, Darbhanga), Ambar Jyoti (1972, Darbhanga), Changur (1972, Satgandha, Saharsa), Ook weekly (1972, Darbhanga), Agnipatra (1973, Calcutta), Sameeksha (Darbhanga, 1973), Maithili Rangmanch ( 1973, Calcutta), Charcha weekly (1974, Darbhanga), Shikha (1974, Calcutta then Darbhanga), Mithila Samuday( Delhi, 1975), Tatka (1976,Jamshedpur), Tatka (Darbhnaga by Dinraj Shandiya), Ego Rahathi Raja Laldhuan (1976-77, Shibnagar, Madhubani), Farak (1976-77, Patna), Aahuti quarterly (1978, Lohna), Samad weekly (1978, Patna), Vikalp weekly (1978, Patna), Pag (1978, BHU, Varanasi), Mithila Bharti bimonthly(1979, Patna), Maithili Akadmi Patrika( 1980-1992, 2009, Patna), Sankalp( 1980, Supaul), Karnamrit( 1981-continued, Kolkata), Mithilanchal Sampark (1981-2006, Darbhanga), Desh kosh (1981-1983, Calcutta Patna 1991-94), Videh( Mumbai, 1981), Tirhut Mail weekly (1981, Delhi), Aarambh( 1982-89,1990-97,), Bhangima half-yearly, Patna (1983-continued,Patna), Rachna(1984, 1989, 2002(Darbhanga), Mati- pani (1983-1988, Patna), Arpan yearly(1984-continued, Darbhanga), Non-Tel(1984, Madhubani), Mithila Sourabh (1984, Barauni), Koshi Kusum (1984, Saharsa), Jnanlok (1984, Sarisabpahi, Darbhanga), Swati (1984-85, Muzaffarpur), Basat (1985, Darbhanga), Haalchaal (1985, Patna), Mithilavani (1986, Jamshedpur), Sandarbh (1986, Darbhanga), Chingi (1986, Darbhanga), Lokbed (1986, Madhubani), Sannipat (1986, Patna), Mahur Darbhanga), Kush, a mini-magazine (1986, Patna), Bhumhur(Laheraisarai), Bhur (Darbhanga), Bhakha (1987-1992, Patna), Kushalkshem(1988, Singhwada, Darbahanga), Drishti (1987, Patna), Pushpanjali (1988, Deohar), Pravask Bhent (1899-1995, Kolkata), Bharti (1988-2006, Ranchi, first cyclostyled quqrterly, then printed annually), Dachhin Mithila (2008-09, Begusarai), Koshi-Kamla(1991-95, Patna), Aankhi-Pankhi (1991, Maubehat, Darbhanga), Mithila Express( 1992, Bokaro), Maithili Alochana (1992, Darbhanga), Chaturang( 1992, Ashapur, Benipur, Darbhanga), Mithila Parikrama (1993, Darbhanga), Dhar(1993-95, Supaul), Anuvarta (1993-95, Kolkata), Maithili Sandesh(Ranchi,1994 -continuing ), Mithila Samad (1995, Kolkata), and then as a daily since 2009, Navturia annual (1993-96, Kanpur), Pravasi( Hyderabad 1994), Maithil Chetna 1994, then 2002 restarted as Khoj Kjhabari and was registered as Ghar Bahar and is continued, Patna), Jibachh (1995, Kalikapur, Jaynagar, Madhubani, Handwritten), Pravasi ( Allahabad 1995), Jijnasa, half yearly(1995-96, Ranti, Madhubani), Sandhan auually (1997-2000, Patna), Janki (1997-2005 , Dhanbad), Bagmati- Damodar Times (1997-2003, Hazaribag, Delhi), Mithila Prakash (1998-99, Delhi), Antika(1999 - continuing Ghaziabad NCR), Kachot ( Jamshedpur, 1999), Kokil Manch (1999, Kolkata), Aai-kalhi/Samay Saal (2000-continued, Patna), Maithil Jan ( 2000, Delhi), Aakanksha (2000-2001, Darbhanga), Maithili Times (2000, Delhi), Mithijan (2000, Dhanbad), Purvottar Maithil (2001-continued, Guwahati), Mithila Chamberk Sanes (2001, Kolkata), Jai Mithila (2001, Darbhanga), Mithila Surabhi (2001-2004, Bahedi, Darbhanga), Aripan (2001, Patna), Deshaj (2001, Mahishi, Saharsa), Bhumija/ Mithimalini (2001-07, Bhagalpur), Bhorukwa (2001, Kolkata),), Desil Bayana( 2002, Patna, Kolkata 1980-1982), Aankur(2002, Delhi),Mithila Express (2002, Delhi), ), Jan Manthan (2003, Delhi), Shreemithila(2003, Kolkata), Lorik Salhesh Deenabhadri (2003-continued, Darbhanga), Sutradhar (2003-04, Saharsa), Chetan Mithila/ Mithila Mahan(Patna2003-4), Lokbhumi (2004-05, Rahika, Madhubani), Vidyapati Times(2005-continued, Darbhanga), Jakhan-Takhan(2005-10,Darbhanga), Siya-Dhiya(2005, Madhubani), Dhartik Beti (2005-09, Darbhanga), Haalchal(2005, Darbhanga), Mithila Darpan(2005, Mumbai), Mandan Niket half-yearly (2005, Maladh, Supaul), Hilkor Ek Disha ( 2006-2009, Khagaria), Janbhakha quarterly (started as Mithijanvani 2007,Ranchi), Videha, e-journal, (2007- Berma, Nirmali), fortnightly 83rd issue released in June 2011, Mithilangan quarterly (2008, Delhi), Navturia (2008, Varanasi),Jharkhandk Sanes (Jamshedpur 2009-continued), Samvet (2009, Patna), Sandhya Gosthi (2009-continned, Patna), Samidha (2009, Delhi), Mithila Srijan bimonthly (2010-continued, Madhubani), Navarambha (2010, Patna), Purvottar Maithil Samaj (2010, Guwahati) , Pakshadhar fortnightly (2010,Ranchi), Jan chetana( 2011, Dalsingsarai)
Year of publication could not get- Videha-Sadeha (Delhi), Maithili Bullettine (Calcutta), Bhoor ( Darbahnga),
Handwritten – Hitaishi(Darbhanga), Ayachi (Lalganj), Govind(Lohna), Akshat(Pahi), Kiran(Kathwar), Lochan(Raiyam), Mithila Manas(Ghoghardiha), Mitravani(Thadhi), Prabhat(Koilakh), Mandar(Nawani), Janki(Ujan), Kaushiki(Purnea), Saurabh(Supaul),
Vidyapati Parishad Souvenir (2005, Samastipur), Sanjiwani (Darbhanga), Matribani (Tharhi), Bharti Mandan(Maladh,Supaul), Apan Desha (Darbhanga), Mithila Bhumi (Latheriasari), Mithila Darpan (Mumbai), Mithilaytan(Raipur), Rricha (Darbhanga), Sah-Rasa( Saharsa), from Varanasi- Maithili Sudhakar, Mithiloday, Bharti, Vaidehi, Sampark Sutra(Pandu, Assam), Maithili(a handwritten magazine from USA published for at least 12 years at least), Jibachh (1995, Kalikapur, Jaynagar, Madhubani, Handwritten),
From USA- Maithili(1983-1995).mostly handwritten and some page typed
From Nepal- Balsakha(Janakpurdham), Navjagaran (Jankpurdham, 2016 Vikarm samvat), Ijot(kathmandu, 2027 Vikarm Sambat), Maihtili ( Biratnagar, 2027 Vikarm Samvat), Foolpat( Kathmandu, 2030 Vikarm sambat), Archana ( Janakpurdham, 2045 Vikram Samvat), Pallav (2049 Vikarm Samvat, Kathmandu), Mithila weekly (2055, Vikram Samvat, Rajbiraj), Salhesvani ( 2056 Vikram Samvat, Marari,Sirha), Gamghar (Janakpur),
Hindi magazine(few lines in Maithili)- Sanesh weekly( 2000.,Ahmedabad)
Maithili Pravahika ( 2007-continuing. Raipur )
Currently available(2011) Maithili magazines(need subscription of all to run them smoothly)-
Karnamrit ( 1981, Kolkata),
Bhangima half-yearly (1983, Patna),
Maithili Sandesh, quarterly (Ranchi,1994),
Vidyapati Times(1995, Darbhanga),
Antika (1999, Gaziabad),
Samay Saal bimonthly (2000, Patna),
Purvottar Maithil(2001,Guwahati),
Ghar Bahar(2003,Patna),
Mithila Darpan (2005, Mumbai),
Janbhakha quarterly (2008, Ranchi),
Maithili Darshan (2009, Kolkata)
Jharkhandk Sanes (2009, Jamshedepur)
Maithila Srijan bimonthly(2010,Madhubani)
Pakshadhar, fortnightly(2010, Ranchi),
Purvottar Maithil Samaj (2010,Guwahati)
And MITHILA SAMAD, only Maithili DAILY (2008 Kolkata)- I congratulate its managing director that they have run it for over two years and it is available at Darbhanga and Madhubani stations too.

Bibliography-.1. Maithili patrakaritak Itihas- Chandranath Mishra ‘Amar’
2. Maithili patrakarita ke sau varsh- Dr. Yoganand Jha

Let many Priyankas bloom in the Mithila’s laps who are not blessed to be born in any PM’s house (or doctor’s house of the famous ‘Chopra’)!

I had sometimes back written a blog on a rural girl whom I had met on 30.8.2008 in a school where she had told me that she would like to be an administrative officer though would opt for biology after matriculation. Somehow her phone number was missed and though I had told Mahesh Jha of Thadhi to procure her number last month again today she came in my mind and I wanted to contact her through her school and started writing a post card after a long time. After writing her name I wished to get the PIN of her school and in that connection I phoned a Maithili worker Akhilesh who was in way to Patna and he told me that she passed SSC with 70% and would give me her number once he reached Patna,
Usually I do not postpone any work and I completed that Meghdoot postcard with PIN provided by Akhilesh and gave to my peon to post that in post office (ina way a taste for post office too whether they can locate a person of not much significance as in her address I had just written Priyanka, passed in first division from ..School vill…. PIN…).
Earlier I wished to taste the letter boz in front of my health centre by this post card as the postmaster had said me vehemently that everyday those boxes(one in front of my centre and other in front of nearby DPS School) do open on which I did not believe as in this day of mobile telephoney hardly people (of my affluent colony at least) do write letters and postmaen usually bring mostly the printed journals,

Not many years back, I used to write the highest number of letters in this locality (and so used to write in brief on postcards- once I wrote a line on a postcard to my newly wed wife..”got the news of your safe arrival at Dibrugarh (by flight from Calcutta),” and she was later furious on me as if I had made a blunder (it was against decorum and her friends made her fool on that account, anyway it was me a fool not she was difficult to comprehend for her, a 23 year old lady!). later I had witnesses one more episode in my colony’s post office where for want of change to return the postmaster wished tp give a few post card to a girl and she frowned over that ‘postcrds!.’

Well, I hope this postcard to Priyanka hopefully will reach to that village ( to be certain, I did not drop that in to see described boxes rather gave that to my peon to be dropped in the post office itself as it contains a congratulations to her as well as an invitation to take admission at Ranchi which I had promised to that girl in that class room on 30.8.2009).

When I had enquired Akhilesh PIN of his village I had not in my mind that Priyanka would have cleared her SSC. It was just her memory.
And to be sure to tell her for admission, I searched some old rough pages and in fact started putting them in Excel Sheet one by one, which had already 4385 names entered.
If you do not enter such scribbled data immediately it gives problem in relating them and in the way I phoned some of them..

Having confused from one Satish Jha with Satish Mishra I was taken aback that satis Jha of Prasad village had serious rail accident and his leg was amputated . He was a dynamic person before and I had just enquired as to probably he became busy that socially I do not find him much active to which he narrated his sorrow story. I will meet him soon to encourage that the world is not lost for a leg.

The other card I entered ,I wished to take private email and called on number ’94..’ (which would have been cheaper/ free on my ’94..’ number though it was second to a ’92..’ number), a lady replied as if did not understand my Maithili. I got confused that she may be the secretary of that officer and I asked whether I was calling his office. ‘No,’ his home and I am Mrs…. To which I could not resist myself calling..’You could not understand me who had visited only sometime back(and in fact her husband had asked me to come for a break and rest for a day or two which was hovering in my mind while I was entering data in the spreadsheet),..

And then again I was confused with a close colleague of my company’s number from ’99..’ though I always talked him on a brief VPN free call number from a ’94..’ series and I called him and was taken aback that the ’99..’number was of his wife who had gone to her brother, a professor who was suffering from cancer and on doctor’s refusal from Mumbai (ever air services did not accept him for transportation to Bagdogra ) they could bring him to Purnea on an ambulance with doctors costing Rs.90,000.

I told him that though I was supposed to go to Purnea on 22nd June for Vinay tarun’s first death day observance by his friends, I had canceled because my sister’s confinement (by Ceaserian section) maybe any day in the coming fortnight though we have planned that on June 28th(when Bhadwa will be over as well as I return from Jaynagar’s XXIII International Maithili Conference June 25-26). He told me (knowing me a bachelore) that her wife could be called any time by my sister and I had the numbers(scribbled on a Geeta Pravachan invitation by Chinmaya Mission) with many such numbers I write on some papers before I delete from my mobile to accommodate new numbers). Anyway there was no harm of keeping her number as two of her elder sisters are married to two of my class fellows(of MBBS, MD and other though senior had MD with me).

While I was talking to him while wandering in such jumbles of numbers I saw later a missed call from Akhikesh and on call he gave me number of Priyanka who was at Delhi.
I was doubly pleased that she would read at Delhi and I called her and congratulated and asked her plans to which she told me that she would be returning Madhubani by 21st and was not inclined to study at Delhi for English medium (in which she was not comfortable like most of the Indian students). Priyanka had scored 80 % in science,63% in mathematics, 81% in Maithili but poor 50 % and 48% in English and Hindi respectively. Though she could not score over the boy Murari she had challenged that day in her school, she scored better than many boys and higher than any girl in her school.

It reminds me the episode of great Dr. Subhadra Jha who had opposition to Maithili’s introduction in the Sahitya Akademi(and education) that Maithil boys would lag behind (which is still common fear for many Maithils we find arguing on web groups) and it took great pain to Dr. Suniti Kumar Chaturjya (the chairman for the committee to include Maithile) to get admitted by Dr, Subhadra Jha that he could get very low mark in Hindi(A great scholar like Subhadra Jha could get low mark in Hindi..and so Maithili be admitted, he had argued in favour giving his verdict).

When I asked detailed marks Priyanka has just told me with sorrow—‘Hindi,,vaih t’ percentage down kay delak.(Hindi.. that was responsible for downgrading my percentage.)..

Only yesterday I was arguing in a web-group that math(and science) have no language and English was preventing the scope of many natural talent of poor Indians who need taught in their native language taking a common vocabulary based on Sanskrit for scientific or social disciplines.

Is not Priyanka’s case is to support my argument. Her father died young. Her mother lives with two daughters in her parental home(her grandparent is a simple worker in postal department and her maternal uncle is an accountant at Delhi).’

Yesterday one leading published took my consent for translating in Maithili books of repute of different subjects (Romilla and Jaushabi’s history to Satoshkar’s pharmacology) to which I hesitatingly gave consent not because I was afraid of some mathematics or science books’ (for which I can appoint co-translators, terminologies but of time and particulary of my own repute from an original writer to a translator; being a Mithili ‘translator’ of Bhagbadgita is a rare honour, particularly when HH Shankaracharya, Puri, a great Maithil, has written a kind foreword to that ( print may be available soon, on web maithiligeeta is available one may read but there has been some revision so do not take a print of that) and UR Ananathmurthy’s Kannada story book ‘Mauni’s translation is complete.

We need books on different disciplines in Maithili. Only yesterday a publisher of Maithili informed that boys appearing for the UPSC and BPSC are not getting books published by the Maithili Akademy which had given the books to be printed to a blacklisted press!

Despite that students have opted and competed in good number in the UPSC-
Year Selected for interview Selected IAS Selected Allied
2011 27 2 3
2010 14 2 1
2009 11 1 1

Two years back when all three top were girls in the UPSC, fourth , a boy had written in Gurumukhi. Let many Priyankas bloom in the Mithila’s laps who are not blessed to be born in any PM’s house (or doctor’s house of the famous ‘Chopra’)!

I wish Priyanka who wished to go in administrative service may do so by all subjects in Maithili like that of boy who opted for Gurumukhi! What she has achieved on her merits despite in abject poverty and I wish she gets position in her life she deserves.
I told her, if her family would agree she was welcomed in my house at Ranchi and can join daughters of my sister going nearby college. I also informed Akhilesh to talk her family as sending girl to any ‘unknown’ person’s house is usually not accepted and if they agree she may join me on 26th at Jaynagar in Jaynagar-Ranchi express,
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I know the hesitations –many years back one other Akhilesh (son of a lawyer) joined me and he was about to take admission in a school (where later my sister joined as a teacher) where the director seeing me had instructed the clerk to take his admission and his school dress too was ordered but his father phoned me in the morning to take admission to send back him on the advice of his brother (after some years that boy had returned with a repent after spoiling his career!).