Contents
A Parallel History of Mithila & Maithili Literature 9
Yoganand Jha 9
Folk Life and Folk Literature 10
Sankalp: A Vidyapati Memorial Festival Souvenir 25
A Collection of Essays 42
Maithili Shakta Literature 65
One Hundred Years of Maithili Journalism 77
Gahbar Songs 92
Folk Life, Literature, and the Wealth of Words 102
The Vocabulary of Traditional Caste-Associated Occupations in Maithili 119
Stories and Folktales 138
Sitavataran: The Descent of Sita 154
Mangal-Prabhat: An Auspicious Morning 168
Bhore-Bhor: Early in the Morning 180
Chaturdash Sutra: Fourteen Critical Threads 192
Bibliography 209
Lalita Jha 219
Kamla Chaudhary 242
Vrishesh Chandra Lal 296
A Parallel History of Mithila & Maithili Literature 296
Nand Kumar Mishra ‘Nand’ 433
Folk Life, Fiction and Social Resistance 434
Society, Women's Identity and the Novel 434
Gudari Ke Lal 434
Anathiya Kukur 434
Parivar (Family) 513
Word-Portraits, Power and Mythological Reconsideration 525
Delhi Ke Park (A Park in Delhi) 526
Yachak Ke Nahi (Who Is Not a Supplicant?) 534 
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Maharani Kaikeyi (Queen Kaikeyi) 547
The Folk Current of Song and Children’s Imagination 557
Kavya Sarita 557
Swarna Kamal (The Golden Lotus) 569
Kumar Pawan 587
Kumar Pawan: Narrative, Society and Ethical Questions 587
The Blank Pages of a Diary 587
The Plunder of Gold Coins and a Mark on Charcoal 587
Paith, Memory and Self-Writing 615
Synthesis: The Shared Structures of Narrative Practice 622
References and Critical Works Mentioned 622
Ashish Anchinhar 624
Editing, Literary Memory, and Plural Histories 624
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF NABONARAYAN MISHRA 624
THE INDEPENDENT SPIRIT: ARVIND THAKUR 641
EIGHTY-TWO SELECTED STORIES BY GAJENDRA THAKUR 655
THE EDITORIAL WRITINGS IN THE COMPLETE WORKS OF GAJENDRA THAKUR 674
Priti Karan Setu Banhal 691
Setusham: Vibrant Maithili 704
The Ghazal: Craft, Society, and Poetic Language 717
Anchinhar Akhar 717
Janghajori 727
Kumari Ichchha 727
Ghazal Poetics: Grammar, Debate, and Criticism 752
A Ready Reckoner for the Maithili Ghazal 752
A Grammar and History of the Maithili Ghazal 754
With References 779
Shabd–Arth–Shakti (Word, Meaning, and Power) 789
Digital Archives and the Maithili Public Sphere 804 
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A History of Maithili Web Journalism 804
A Parallel History of Mithila & Maithili Literature 804
Bechan Thakur 819
Betik Apman and Chhinar Devi 831
Bap Bhel Pitti and Adhikar 843
Biswasghat 870
Works Reviewed and References 888
Kunal’s Dramatic World: Folk Theatre, Classical Tradition, and Criticism 890
Forty Thieves and Gonu Jha, or The Tale of Gyan Jha 891
Bidapat: A Theatrical Dialogue Between Folk and Classical Traditions 912
Kusma-Salhes: Folk Epic and Popular Consciousness 918
The Vow of Love, or Shruvavati’s Victory! 924
The Power of Faith, or Sukanya’s Marriage 930
The Expansion of Love, or Shweta’s Discovery 936
The Test of Love, or Suprabha and Ashtavakra 942
Vidyapati’s 100 Songs: Let No One Be Born a Woman 948
Rangayan: A Critical Study of Maithili Theatrical Consciousness 975
Detailed Bibliography 985
Parmeshwar Kapari 988
A Critical Study of Parmeshwar Kapari's Tales and Stories 988
A Critical Study of Parmeshwar Kapari's Verse 998
The Creative World of Parmeshwar Kapari 1009
Reng–Reng: An Extended Literary Critique 1015
Gahan Ugras: A Multidimensional Dramaturgical Critique 1022
BIBLIOGRAPHY 1031
Virendra Mallick 1033
Agni-Shikha 1033
Athato Kavya Jijnasa 1033
Pratham Purush 1033
Drama and Theatre 1033 
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Vidyapati, the Shaper of Love and Beauty 1108