Jharkhand

• 04 Apr 2022

Vidyapati Smriti Parv

Why in News?

On April 3, 2022, the main annual festival of Mithila Cultural Council 'Vidyapati Smriti Parv' concluded with pomp in Bokaro Steel City.

Key Points

• On April 2, the two-day mega event was inaugurated by garlanding the portrait of Mahakavi Vidyapati, along with lighting the lamp by Amarendu Prakash, Director-in-Charge of Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL).
• The Maithili play 'Longiya Mirchi' was staged on the second day of the program followed by a short cultural program.
• Vidyapati (1352–1448 AD) was a Maithili and Sanskrit poet, musician and writer. He is also known as 'Mathil Kavi Kokil'.
• He has made a great effort to revive the public consciousness of the local language by giving the mantra of 'Desil Bayna Sab Jan Mittha' to the people of Mithila.