Poetry, Piety, and Power: Maithili Vernacular Culture in Medieval Mithila

Author(s): Ajeet Kumar

Abstract:

This paper examines how the Maithili vernacular literary and cultural traditions reflected the socio-cultural, religious, and political life of medieval Mithila. By analyzing texts, poetic forms, and folk expressions from the region, especially between the 14th and 18th centuries, this study uncovers the dynamics of caste, gender, religious piety, scholarly traditions, and everyday life as expressed in Maithili. The paper draws upon both literary sources and historical methodologies to interpret the vernacular as a site of both resistance and accommodation to dominant cultural narratives.

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