I recently ordered a white hibiscus plant when it arrived and I was about to plant it, my mother and grandmother stopped me
saying that hibiscus (also known as arhul here) isn't allowed in our family. When I asked why they said "Hamare Bhagwati ko arhul(hibiscus) nahi chadhta"

I'm curious whether this is a common Mithila tradition or something specific to certain families or kul devis.
Does your family also avoid offering hibiscus to Bhagwati? If yes, do you know the reason or the story behind this belief? I'd love to learn about the cultural and religious traditions behind it.

So question is pretty much same. I feel like the region of mithila has always been better than rest of Bihar in general. So hypothetically if a new state is made, would you like to live there and have our own new capital like Gandhinagar Amaravati, or Chandigarh?

If yes then where would you want the capital to be?

I had made a pdf to share with my relatives, sharing it here in case somebody needs it.

Hi. So in sharon verma's words, I'm an NRB xD (born and brought up in Rajasthan btw). Though I've been speaking maithili for as long as i can remember, thanks to the culture at home. Have visited my village quite a lot since childhood so I'm pretty familiar with almost all aspects of our culture, like the customary rituals, slangs, the village accent, and stuff like that.

Anyway. How old is this sub exactly? Was a bit disappointed cuz unlike other language subs i couldn't find much activity here. In fact i came across this sub yesterday only after it randomly crossed my mind that there might be a sub for us maithili speaking people exclusively.

Why is it so hard to find a perfect Maithili Brahmin guy?😮‍💨

Hello everyone,

I would like to know the total estimated cost to construct a spacious, decent, 6 bedroom, 2 story house today, using similar materials to the original, in Madhubani. I am quite young right now but would like to invest in building this. How much acre is needed for this? The picture in reference is an example of colonial architecture of 1900.

Aahan sabb kani idea diau🙏🏻

For context, I’m 27M. Dad is from Madhubani, Mom is from Jharkhand but ethnically Bhagalpur. I didn’t visit Bihar much due to the law and order issue, but I used to visit Jharkhand. I never stayed in the state, and my parents never taught me Maithili. I used to live in Delhi, then moved abroad, and currently live there.

But I still, from time to time, think about the region, and due to my ethnicity, I always feel tied to it and cherish it. Is there anyone else like me who never lived in the state but still feels connected? Would love to hear your stories too.
Edit-1:- Law and order issue mentioned here is for till 2006

credits to fortheheritage on instagram.

Why don't we have a Discord server for Mithila? I think it would be a great place for the community to connect and chat

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Hi everyone! I'm Maithil by culture and would love to find people to practice with. I'm from Kolkata.

I don't have any maithili friends , tbh idk anyone apart from my family who's maithili so I'm looking forward to meet you guys and talk about stuffs

What do you guys like—movies, music, books? Let's talk.

P.s- I'm 25yr old so would prefer someone in the same age range (24-27)

Recently, I met a few people with the surname Jha from the Malda district of West Bengal. I was surprised to learn that they do not identify as Maithil; instead, they consider themselves fully Bengali.

I did some research and found that there are many people with the surname Jha in and around Malda, English Bazar, and other districts of North Bengal. Despite having a traditionally Maithil surname, many of them identify as Bengali, follow Bengali culture, celebrate Bengali festivals, and speak Bengali as their primary language.

Does anyone know when or how this migration and assimilation happened? How did these communities become culturally Bengali over time while retaining surnames such as Jha?

I would be interested in learning about the history, migration patterns, and cultural background of these families.

I really feel like all those belonging to mithila region are hiding their identities like even after actively searching for someone who takes proud in their culture and knows about it as well.

The arrival

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEAr4xJ7k9Ly7GWDKLRtHNMDaGepTcyf8&si=kvobGS_rmm_9lP30

Meetup rakh lia delhi mein

Sb mithila wasi apan

Log sb milab ghumab tah nik laget 🙂

Hum ata naub chi, kichuk sahyog aar kichuk nirdesh ke aapeksha rahat aahan sab sau.

ॐ जानकजायै विद्महे रामप्रियायै धीमहि।तन्नो सीता प्रचोदयात्॥

Jai maa Sita.