We are the sons and daughters of Mithila.
Mithila, also known as Tirhut and Tirabhukti, 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 by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north. It comprises certain parts of Bihar and Jharkhand of India and adjoining districts of the eastern Terai of Nepal.
Mithila was a Kingdom in Ancient India. The native language in Mithila is Maithili, and it’s speakers are referred to as Maithils. The name Mithila is commonly used to refer to the Videha Kingdom, as well as to the modern-day territories that fall within the ancient boundaries of Videha. In the 18th century, when Mithila was still ruled in part by the Raj Darbhanga, the British Raj annexed the region without recognizing it as a princely state.
Mithila is the birth place of goddess SITA and famous medieval poet VIDYAPATI, also known by the sobriquet Maithil Kavi Kokil, was a Maithili and Sanskrit poet-saint, composer, writer, courtier and royal priest. He knew Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha, and Maithili.
Mithila is the place of Indian Culture. The tradition of painting the floors and the walls are continuing from generation to generation. People of Mithila has a ritual of offering samskaaras (or sanskar) by doing ARIPAN. Aripan is a geometrical diagrams done on the floors by mud, cow dunk, or fingers dipped in rice paste. There is not a single house in Mithila in which ceremonies are held without aripan. Madhubani or Mithila painting was always done on walls or floors.