Maithili Academy
| Formation | 1976[1][2] |
|---|---|
| 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]
References[edit]
- ^ "मैथिली अकादमी की वेबसाइट का लोकार्पण".
- ^ a b Ojha, P. N. (1987). Bihar, past & present. Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute. p. 323.
- ^ Singh, Kumar Suresh; Roy, S. B.; Ghosh, Asok K. (1993). People of India: bio-cultural dimensions. Inter-India Publications. p. 250. ISBN 9788121003254.
- ^ Annamalai, E.; Jernudd, Björn H.; Rubin, Joan (1986). Language Planning. Central Institute of Indian Languages. p. 192.
- ^ Davis, Alice Irene (1984). Basic Colloquial Maithili. Motilal Banarsidass. p. xii. ISBN 9780895817624.
- ^ Yadav, Ramawatar (2011). A Reference Grammar of Maithili. Walter de Gruyter. p. 8. ISBN 9783110811698.
