CONTENTS

Today, all the blessed lords have arrived in Janakpur...
**CONTENTS**

First, the Ganesha hymn was sung, the deities were venerated... - Blessings (Unmarked)

In the forest, a bud was born, the forest blossomed... - Presentation-Blessings (Unmarked)

The leaf of the peepal sways towards the sky, the gentle breeze of the rainy season blows...

**Section-1: Kripanand Thakur**
1. The Village Director Who Turned the Crank: K.N.T. - Siyaram Jha 'Saras'

The first hour (of the day), Gauri was worshipped...

**Section-2: Preeti Thakur**
1. Preeti Thakur's Gonu Jha and Other Maithili Picture Stories - Dr. Shefálika Verma
2. Gonu Jha and Other Maithili Picture Stories - Veena Thakur
3. 'Gonu Jha and Other Maithili Picture Stories' and 'Maithili Picture Stories' - Dr. Raman Jha
4. Gonu Jha and Other Maithili Picture Stories - Shiv Kumar Jha 'Tillu'
5. A Glance at Both of Preeti Thakur's Picture Story Books - Dhirendra Kumar
6. Beautiful Picture Stories for Children - Durganand Mandal
7. Maithili Picture Stories - Shiv Kumar Jha 'Tillu'
8. Folk Deities of Mithila - Shiv Kumar Jha 'Tillu'
9. The Early History of Maithili Picture Stories (From 2002 to 2016) - Ashish Anchinhaar
10. An Interview with Preeti Thakur, the First Maithili Picture Story Writer (Via Email by Ashish Anchinhaar)

He broke the mighty bow, O friends, let us go to the bridal chamber...

**Section-3: Gajendra Thakur**
(Internet, Language, Panji, Script, Dictionary, Editing, Research, Literature and Others)

1. The Videha Digital Library: A Boon for People Fond of Reading and Studying - Kalpana Jha
2. The Pioneer of Maithili Digital Journalism: Gajendra Thakur - Kirtinath Jha
3. The Internet Man of Maithili: Gajendra Thakur - Lal Dev Kamat
4. Gajendra Thakur's Contribution to Panji Literature - Binyanand Jha
5. What is Panji-Prabandha? - Jagadishchandra Thakur 'Anil'
6. Dushan Panji: Gajendra Thakur's Universal Contribution to Maithili Culture - Dr. Kailash Kumar Mishra
7. Mithila's Panji and Mr. Gajendra Thakur's Efforts Towards Its Preservation - Bhavnath Jha
8. The Embodiment of Courtesy, Mr. Gajendra Babu - Bhimanath Jha
9. Gajendra Thakur: The Guardian of Mithila's Heritage - Dr. Shiv Kumar Mishra
10. Gajendra Thakur's Maithili-English, English-Maithili, and English-Maithili Computer Dictionaries - Uday Narayan Singh "Nachiketa"
11. Mr. Gajendra Thakur: In My View - Pranav Kumar Jha
12. Mithila Mihir and Videha Web Magazine - Laxman Jha 'Sagar'
13. Special Issues in Maithili Magazines (Special Reference - Theme-Based Special Issues) - Shivshankar Srinivas
14. Mr. Gajendra Thakur ji's Invaluable Contribution for Maithili: The Videha e-Magazine - Rabindra Narayan Mishra
15. Videha and Gajendra - Dhanakar Thakur
16. Mr. Gajendra Thakur: A Devotee-Worshipper of Maithili Literature - Dr. Yoganand Jha
17. Gajendra Thakur's 'Kurukshetram Antarmanak' - Uday Narayan Singh "Nachiketa"
18. Gajendra Thakur and His Novels - Ashok
19. Sahastrabadhani: In My View (Some Comments) - Arvind Thakur
20. A Letter for 'Kurukshetram Antarmanak' (A Review of the Epistolary Style) - Rajdeo Mandal
21. Kurukshetram Antarmanak - Shiv Kumar Jha 'Tillu'
22. The Maithili Children's Poetry Stream - Professor Premshankar Singh
23. Stories Penetrating to the Depths of Social Disparity - Abha Jha
24. Literary Figure Gajendra Thakur: Personality and Works - Acharya Ramanand Mandal
25. A True Servant of Maithili: Mr. Gajendra Thakur ji - Ajit Kumar Jha
26. Gajendra Thakur Giving a New Dimension to Maithili Web Journalism - Mukesh Dutt
27. A Discussion on Panji Prabandha Prakashan, Bahannee, Shruti Prakashan, and Nagedra Kumar Jha - Ashish Anchinhaar
28. Chit-Chat - Munnaji
29. An Interview with Gajendra Thakur (Via Email by Ashish Anchinhaar)

From which city has the seller of vermilion come to sell vermilion, O, from which city has the daughter (maiden) bought the vermilion?...
**Introduction to Gajendra Thakur and Preeti Thakur**

Like the branch of the Karmi tree, they spread, like the Puraina (water hyacinth/plant), they flourished...

**Contributor Introductions**

**Editor Introduction**