MITHILA | How Mithila became Mithila | Culture of Mithila

 

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MITHILA

I have described in the previous section about Mithila in Maithili language but I think now I should make a blog in Hindi language because there are many people who want to know Mithila but they don't understand Maithili. This is an article submitted by me. Which will give you an opportunity to know about Mithila. You must be thinking that why did I choose Hindi? And could write in English too, so I believe a lot of people don't even know English, and I thought next time I'd make a block in English language. I wish that you guys will be able to understand something about Mithila from this article. I also know that many Mithila people will not know about Mithila which I have described in it.

I want to say that it is not that all of you will not know anything about Mithila, those who keep in Mithila, but I can say that many Mithila residents who have been on my block will not even know. Any one of the facts which I have mentioned in it. You guys read this my article carefully, I think you guys will definitely like it. All of you must have read something or the other about Mithila on Wikipedia and must have read many blogs and articles on Google but I am a resident of Mithila, so I know how much I know Mithila, probably more than what is given in Wikipedia. I know. So let's start without wasting any time.

How Mithila became Mithila

First of all, you have to know why Mithila is called Mithila, so it is a very good fact that Mithila is named after Mithi who was the king of Mithila. The Father of Sita was born out of his father's body. That is why he is called Janaka. Similarly, King Janak, who was Sita's father, his name was Sirdhwaj and the name of Janak used as this title means that the name of Sita's father was Sirdhwaj Janak. When he give his head to king dashrath during dowry.

Region

Mithila which is a region studying in Bihar and Jharkhand of India and province No. 2 of Nepal and also part of this area in province No. 1 of Nepal. Mithila is also known as Mithilanchal, Tirbhukti and Tirhut. It is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki river in the west and the foothills of the Himalayas in the north. It includes parts of Bihar and Jharkhand in India and adjoining districts of the eastern Terai of Nepal. It is believed that in ancient times, that is, in the Treta Yuga, the land was spread far and wide, but now it has remained confined only in the Terai part of Nepal and in some part of Bihar and also in some part of Jharkhand. A little too bad.

Map of modern Mithila

Language

More than 33 lakh people in the world consider Maithili language as their mother tongue. It is also that there are more than 33 lakh people who know Maithili language. If Maithili is spoken in Mithila, then its pitch-pronunciation becomes different at an interval of a few kilometers or at an interval of some area. It is believed that the language spoken and spoken in Madhubani district is believed to be the origin of Maithili. That is, as Hindi is spoken in some parts of Bihar, perhaps it is not spoken in parts of Delhi and it may not have been spoken in parts of Punjab, each region has a different tone, similarly in Maithili also every region. There is a different pronunciation. It is also believed that if a language like Hindi English Nepali dominates all of us, then our Maithili language may also disappear. Maybe it will happen very soon because our language is Maithili, it is Maithili for name's sake. But in many places Nepali Hindi and English words are spoken in Maithili language. Which is very wrong, if possible, we should correct it or say otherwise, very soon there is such a language like Maithili, whose disappearance will not take long. Or is it among those languages ​​whose grammar is also its own script. Just like our script is getting lost, that is, it has disappeared. By the way, we have to save our language so that our language does not disappear. And I feel very sad that our Maithili language which comes in ninth place in the world as mother tongue and may not be limited in facts (facts obtained by survey). At present, Tirhut script i.e. Mithilakshar is being taught in many places. That is, we are being told about our Maithili script because more than 90% of the people living in Mithila do not even know about the Maithili script, out of 10%, how many % of the people know about the Maithili script, Out of which 2% people know how to write Maithili script and rest percentage people are not interested in learning, they come a little but not that much.

 

Mithilakshar Script

Culture of Mithila

Painting

Mithila painting i.e. Mithila painting is very famous in Mithila which is also known as Madhubani painting. Aripan, Bharni, Kachni, Tantrik, Godna and Kohbar etc. all come in this painting.

Picture of fish in saree

Culture Dress

The paag which is worn on the head, the kurta which is worn in the middle of the body, and the pajama or dhoti which is worn in the lower part. In brahmanic societies, the bridesmaids who are there during marriage wear the pag. Otherwise those who belong to other caste or varna like Kayastha, Rajput, Bhumihar, etc., they all use Maud. The part is usually of 3 colors red, yellow and white. Your inn wear is worn only and only in some social function or festival, otherwise here now shirts, pants, jeans, t-shirts, such as shirts, are used. All the shadow blouses in women's dress and frocks in girls' baran are all this but now it is applied only and only in cultural programs and social programs or festivals. It is also believed that this Paag was made from leaves and with the passage of time or got transformed into clothes, that is, now you are made using cloth. Now it has also been seen that even in the festival, only and only that man or woman, whose special program is being held. For example, if you have given, then you will wear cultural clothes, maximum of your close relatives like mother or mother. Whether father or uncle or aunt wears cultural clothes there. Or not now. This propaganda which is being run in the name of modernization is not justified. Most of the people are influenced by movies like movies or serials. I think that in all those serials or movies, their own cultural dress should be given priority.

Yellow and Red Paag

Wedding photo wearing kurta and maur

Folk – dance

Jhijhiya, Jharni, Ghodna, etc. This folk dance is very famous in Mithila or among the downtrodden class like Musahar community, Mandal community, Jat Jatin community. Jhijia, usually, it is performed in a couple of moonlit nights in monsoon. The basic theme of the dance recounts the epic love story of the lovers Jat and Jatin, who were separated and lived in difficult circumstances.

Jhijhiya dance

Folk – song

Folk song is sung by every caste, this song is very exciting. There are many types of folk songs, in which there are songs like Gosaunik, Sohar, Samdawn, Maheshvani, Nachari etc. There is a song on every incident in Mithila. Be it any work, whether it is morning time or evening time, there is definitely a song for every time. For example, a song sung in the evening is called Saaj. The song which is sung in the morning is called Prati, that is right, different types of songs are sung on each deity.

 

Folk – Festival

Chowrachan, Sama Chakeva, Anant-puja, Jitiya etc are celebrated in Mithila which is hardly celebrated in any other culture in Hinduism. We celebrate Makar Sankranti as Tila Sankranti in Mithila. We celebrate Jud Sheetal as the new year of Mithila, which is celebrated on the second day of Vikram Samvat of Vaishakh month.Anant Puja is celebrated because it is believed that Hemant arrives after leaving the summer season from the day of Anant Puja. In our Mithila region only four out of six seasons fall.

 

Kojgra

Cuisine

The main food here is Dal, Rice, Sohijan, Kadi Badi Taruva. There is a trend of eating curd here around four o'clock. That is, when Dahi Chura Mango is a famous food that is eaten here. Apart from this, Paan Makhan Mishri is the chief here. Anarsa Gujiya, Bagiya is also a type of here. There are tilkor, kadu, kancha etc. in the leaves.

 

 Greens of elephant's ears

Gujia

Tilkor

Sugar Candy

Conclusion

Our Mithila is known only and only because of Sita Ram in Treta Yuga. But this should not happen because no one even knows the names of the famous people of our place who have earned name in many fields. Even people like Vidyapati Kalidas would hardly know that oh all Mithila is where. In the present time send Bhavna Kanth that is from Mithila and she is the first woman who defeated fighter plane and not the same but among women Sharda Sinha, Maithili Thakur who is from Mithila. Send Bhavna Kanth that is from Mithila at present. She is the first woman who defeated the fighter plane and not the same but among women Sharda Sinha, Maithili Thakur who is from Mithila. Mahasundari Devi in ​​me was also from here. Mithila residents believe that we should be given a separate state in India and in Nepal in Nepal, we have got 90% of the part which belongs to Mithila. And it is yet to be in India because we will never be able to move forward unless we have our own state. You all should know that the Mithila region of Bihar suffers every year due to floods. Out of the state which is in Nepal, it is the number two state, its name should be Mithila state and Maithili should be the official language of the state. I wish that there should be a Mithila state in India too.