Contents
63. Bidapat: Folk Theatre, History, Memory and the Theatre of Poetry 7
64. Limitations, Shortcomings and Intellectual Tensions in the Seven Plays 16
65. Overall Conclusion: The Intellectual Unity of Kunal’s Dramatic World 25
66. Mahendra Malangia’s Chhutahar / Chhutahar Ghail / Chhutha Ghail 27
67. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (1891–1956) 31
68. Videha · The Parallel Literary Movement 36
69. The Ram Bharos Kapari ‘Bhramar’ Special Issue: Literary and Institutional Debates 75
70. Dalit Discourse and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar (1891–1956) 86
Appendix 1: A Theory of Criticism for Original and Translated Dalit Prose and Poetry in Maithili 192
A Theory of Criticism for Dalit Literature: A Specialised Framework for Original and Translated Dalit Prose and Poetry in Maithili, Based on Indian and Western Literary Theories 201
Annexure 2: A Critical Evaluation of Vidyapati’s Bidesiya 211
76. Jayakant Mishra and the Maithili Dictionary 240
77. Gaṅgeśa Upādhyāya 245
Part II · A Detailed Examination of Epistemology 269
78. Bhāmatī (Catuḥsūtrī): A Detailed Synopsis and Critical Evaluation 325
79. Ātmatattvaviveka: An Integrated, Extended Synopsis and Critical Evaluation 350
80. Nyāyakusumāñjali (Udayanācārya’s Maithili Translation): An Integrated, Extended Synopsis and Critical Evaluation 375
81. Tattvacintāmaṇi (Maithili Translation): A Synopsis and Critical Evaluation 405
Miscellaneous Criticism 424
82. Sīt–Basant: A Folktale Based on Fieldwork 424
105. Sharadindu Chaudhary's Memoir Literature 627
106. A Comprehensive View of Ram Bharos Kapri “Bhramar” 643
107. Narendra Jha: Poetry and Literary Assessment 647
108. Ramanand Jha ‘Raman’: His Literary Work and Its Limits 651
109. The Late Harimohan Jha (1908–1984), Jagdish Prasad Mandal, Premshankar Singh, and the Late Vaidyanath Mishra ‘Yatri’ (1911–1998) 664 
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110. A Review of the Complete Literary Works of Subhash Chandra Yadav and the Kamalanand Jha Question in Maithili Criticism 674