Source : Times of India
In a bid to promote Mithila culture, the first-ever Maithili speaking course was flagged off in Delhi on Saturday, February 3, by Mithilalok Foundation, a non-governmental organisation working for socio-cultural and economic development of Bihar‘s Mithila region.
The cultural exchange project focuses on foreigners besides migrants interested in having and furthering the knowledge of Indian culture, more particularly that of Mithila where Goddess Sita, wife of Lord Rama, was born, said linguist Birbal Jha, Chairman of Mithilalok Foundation.
A rich language, Maithili was once described by linguist Sir George Abraham Grierson as the “sweetest language”.
The Foundation has developed a module for ‘Maithili Speaking Course’ which will enable others to know the language for different purposes and the vast culture Mithila boasts of.