Formation | 1976[1] [2] |
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Maithili Academy is an autonomous organisation of the Government of Bihar dedicated to the promotion of the Maithili language, its literature and culture, [3] founded in 1976 at the urging of chief minister Jagannath Mishra. [4] Its first chairman was Srikant Thakur Vidyalankar. [2]
The academy publishes books in Maithili along with a fortnightly magazine. [5] Its publication Uccatara Maithilī Vyãkaraṇa (Higher Maithili grammar) by G. Jha has been described as "the most noteworthy contribution to the field of Maithili linguistics." [6]
Formation | 1976[1] [2] |
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Location |
Maithili Academy is an autonomous organisation of the Government of Bihar dedicated to the promotion of the Maithili language, its literature and culture, [3] founded in 1976 at the urging of chief minister Jagannath Mishra. [4] Its first chairman was Srikant Thakur Vidyalankar. [2]
The academy publishes books in Maithili along with a fortnightly magazine. [5] Its publication Uccatara Maithilī Vyãkaraṇa (Higher Maithili grammar) by G. Jha has been described as "the most noteworthy contribution to the field of Maithili linguistics." [6]