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Gajendra Thakur

Volumes 1–100 · 100-volume cumulative work · 3,270 pages · 970,853 words · ISBN 978-93-5812-486-6

A Parallel History of Mithilā & Maithilī Literature

With critical appreciations of representative Maithili writers

A century-scale literary history organized as one hundred cumulative volumes, combining linguistic and script history, literary movements, genre studies, institutional critique, and close readings of representative writers.

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Chapter 1 · Tome IGajendra Thakur — A Parallel History of Mithila & Maithili Literature (Part 1–100)
Chapter 2 · Tome IGangesa Upadhyaya — Life, Logic, and Legacy in the Navya-Nyaya Tradition
Chapter 3 · Tome IThe Maithili Ghazal — History, Theory, Revival, and the Anchinhar Era
Chapter 4 · Tome IDalit Literary Criticism — Telugu Dalit Literature in Maithili Translation
Chapter 5 · Tome IDalit Literary Criticism — Gujarati Dalit Literature in Maithili Translation
Chapter 6 · Tome IDalit Literary Criticism — Odia Dalit Literature in Maithili Translation
Chapter 7 · Tome IVidyapati, the Primal Poet of Maithili (Pre-Jyotirishvara)
Chapter 8 · Tome IAbha Jha — Literary Critic and Essayist
Chapter 9 · Tome IAbhilash Thakur and Kundan Kumar Karn — Critical Appreciations
Chapter 10 · Tome IAjit Kumar Jha — Critical Appreciation
Chapter 11 · Tome IAmod Kumar Jha — Poet, Editor, Critic
Chapter 12 · Tome IAnand Kumar Jha — Research and Critical Appreciation
Chapter 13 · Tome IAshish Anchinhar — Ghazaleer, Poet, Critic, Editor
Chapter 14 · Tome IAnjani Kumar Verma, Prabhat Rai Bhatt, Ashraf Rain, Prayas Premi Maithil, Abdur Razzak and Ravi Mishra Bhardwaj — Critical Appreciations
Chapter 15 · Tome IArvind Thakur — Free-Spirited Voice of Maithili
Chapter 16 · Tome IAshok (Kathakar Ashok) — Poet, Fiction Writer, Critic and Editor
Chapter 17 · Tome IBechan Thakur — Pioneer of the Videha Maithili Parallel Theatre Movement
Chapter 18 · Tome IPandit Bhavnath Jha — Scholar, Manuscriptologist, Epigraphist and Cultural Preservationist
Chapter 19 · Tome IRam Bharos Kapari ‘Bhramar’ — The Wandering Bee of Nepalese Maithili Literature
Chapter 20 · Tome IBinay Bhushan — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 21 · Tome IKalikant Jha ‘Buch’ and Satyanand Pathak — Cursed Land, Displacement and Modernist Voice
Chapter 22 · Tome IDinesh Kumar Mishra — Ever New / Nit Naval Dinesh Kumar Mishra
Chapter 23 · Tome IDurganand Mandal — Critical Research and Appreciation
Chapter 24 · Tome IHarimohan Jha — The Unwritten Thesis of Language, Script and Pure Vocabulary
Chapter 25 · Tome IHitendra Gupta (Delhi) — Maithili Journalist and Cultural Reporter
Chapter 26 · Tome IIHitnath Jha — Poet, Critic, Translator and Gramakathakara
Chapter 27 · Tome IIHriday Narayan Jha — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 28 · Tome IIMithila & Maithili — Critical Analysis of Institutions, Awards and Recognition Frameworks
Chapter 29 · Tome IIJagdanand Jha ‘Manu’ — Poet, Ghazalist and Seed-Story Writer
Chapter 30 · Tome IIJagdish Chandra Thakur ‘Anil’ — Poet, Lyricist and Ghazal Composer
Chapter 31 · Tome IIJagdish Prasad Mandal — Novelist, Short-Story Writer and Farmer-Litterateur
Chapter 32 · Tome IIDr. Kailash Kumar Mishra — Critical Research and Appreciation
Chapter 33 · Tome IIKalpana Jha, Delhi — Song-Poet, Devotional Lyricist and Translator
Chapter 34 · Tome IIKalpana Jha, Patna — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 35 · Tome IIKameshwar Jha ‘Kamal’ — Geet, Song-Poem and Maithili Lyric Tradition
Chapter 36 · Tome IIDr. Kamini Kamayini and Kapileshwar Raut — Poetry, Prose and Social Realism
Chapter 37 · Tome IIKedar Nath Chaudhary — Novelist, Film Producer, Diaspora Voice and Social Realist
Chapter 38 · Tome IIDr. Kirtinath Jha — Physician, Translator, Short Story Writer and Cultural Bridge
Chapter 39 · Tome IIDr. Kishan Karigar — Poet, Humorist, Journalist and Subaltern Voice
Chapter 40 · Tome IIKumar Pawan — Fiction Writer, Satirist and Poet
Chapter 41 · Tome IILal Dev Kamat — Journalism, Literature and Mithila Advocacy
Chapter 42 · Tome IILallan Prasad Thakur and Kusum Thakur — Theatre, Song, Memoir and Life-Witness
Chapter 43 · Tome IILaxman Jha ‘Sagar’ and Shail Jha ‘Sagar’ — Comprehensive Critical Appreciation
Chapter 44 · Tome IIDr. Prafulla Kumar Singh ‘Maun’ — Biography, Intellectual Journey and Fragrance-Seeking Critic
Chapter 45 · Tome IIMeena Jha — Story-Writer and Feminist Voice
Chapter 46 · Tome IIMunnaji — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 47 · Tome IIMunni Kamat — Theatre, Drama and Literary Appreciation
Chapter 48 · Tome IINabo Narayan Mishra — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 49 · Tome IIProf. Udaya Narayana Singh ‘Nachiketa’ — Poet, Playwright, Linguist, Essayist and Translator
Chapter 50 · Tome IINand Kumar Mishra ‘Nand’ — Novelist, Short-Story Writer, Poet and Children’s Novelist
Chapter 51 · Tome IIINand Vilas Roy — Fiction, Bihani Katha and Democratic Parallel Literature
Chapter 52 · Tome IIINarayanji Chaudhary — Environmental Activist and Water Heritage Guardian of Mithila
Chapter 53 · Tome IIINarendra Jha and Panna Jha — Comprehensive Critical Research Report
Chapter 54 · Tome IIINine Contemporary Maithili Voices — Ramji Prasad Mandal, Pt. Bal Govind ‘Arya’, Rameshwar Prasad Mandal, Ram Chandra Roy, Dr. Bacheshwar Jha, Kameshwar Choudhary, Narayan Yadav, Dr. Shubh Kumar Barnwal and Jhauli Paswan
Chapter 55 · Tome IIIThree Voices of the Maithili Ghazal — Om Prakash Jha, Amit Mishra and Chandan Kumar Jha
Chapter 56 · Tome IIIPradeep Pushpa — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 57 · Tome IIIPreeti Thakur — Pioneer of Maithili Children’s Picture-Story Literature
Chapter 58 · Tome IIIProf. Premshankar Singh and Ilarani Singh — Critical Research and Appreciation
Chapter 59 · Tome IIIRabindra Narayan Mishra — Novelist, Story-Writer and Essayist
Chapter 60 · Tome IIIRajdeo Mandal — Poet, Novelist, Dramatist, Screenplay Writer and Short-Story Writer
Chapter 61 · Tome IIIRajnandan Lal Das — Devoted Servant of the Maithili Language
Chapter 62 · Tome IIIRam Sogarth Yadav, Shashidhar Kumar ‘Videh’, Shivshankar Singh Thakur, Santosh Kumar Roy ‘Batohi’, Subodh Kumar Thakur, Subodh Jha and Subhash Kumar Kamat — Critical Appreciations
Chapter 63 · Tome IIIAcharya Ramanand Mandal — Critical Research Report
Chapter 64 · Tome IIIProf. Dr. Ramawatar Yadav — Linguist, Phonetician, Grammarian and Scholar of Maithili
Chapter 65 · Tome IIIRamdeo Prasad Mandal ‘Jharudar’ — Jan Kavi and Inventor of the Jharu Literary Form
Chapter 66 · Tome IIIRamesh and Mala Jha — Research and Critical Appreciation
Chapter 67 · Tome IIIRamesh Narayan, Nagendra Kumar, Gopalji Jha ‘Gopesh’ and Vijay Nath Jha — Four Maithili Masters of the Parallel Tradition
Chapter 68 · Tome IIIGajendra Thakur — Original Poem in Maithili, Translated into English
Chapter 69 · Tome IIIPandit Ramji Chaudhary and Acharya Ramlochan Sharan — Rudrapur Recensions and Maithil Devotion
Chapter 70 · Tome IIIRamlochan Thakur — Critical Study of Works
Chapter 71 · Tome IIIRam Vilas Sahu — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 72 · Tome IIIRavibhushan Pathak and Kumar Manoj Kashyap — Critical Research and Appreciation
Chapter 73 · Tome IIIRavindra Nath Thakur — Critical Appreciation
Chapter 74 · Tome IIIPhanishwar Nath Renu — Mithila and Maithili in His Literature
Chapter 75 · Tome IIISandeep Kumar Safi — First Dalit Autobiography in Maithili
Chapter 76 · Tome IVContemporary Mithila Artists — Sanju Das, Krishna Kumar Kashyap, Shashi Bala, S.C. Suman and Sweta Jha Chaudhary
Chapter 77 · Tome IVSantosh Kumar Mishra — Poet, Short-Story Writer and Cultural Activist
Chapter 78 · Tome IVSiyaram Jha ‘Saras’ — Lyricist, Poet, Ghazal Master and Children’s Literature Pioneer
Chapter 79 · Tome IVDr. Shambhu Kumar Singh — Scholar, Translator, Critic, Poet and Educator
Chapter 80 · Tome IVShanti Lakshmi Chaudhary and Rajeev Ranjan Mishra — Feminist Poet-Essayist, Ghazal Poet and Devotional Composer
Chapter 81 · Tome IVShardindu Chaudhary — Writer, Linguist, Satirist, Editor and Cultural Activist
Chapter 82 · Tome IVDr. Shiv Kumar Prasad — Poet, Short Story Writer, Literary Critic and Translator
Chapter 83 · Tome IVShiv Kumar Jha ‘Tillu’ — Critical Appreciation
Chapter 84 · Tome IVSrijan Shekhar ‘Ajneya’, Achhe Lal Shastri, Anamika Raj, Anil Mallik, Amrendra Yadav and Pranav Jha — Critical Appreciations
Chapter 85 · Tome IVShivshankar Sriniwas — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 86 · Tome IVSubhash Chandra Yadav — Nit Naval Subhash Chandra Yadav
Chapter 87 · Tome IVSujit Kumar Jha — Journalist, Storyteller, Children’s Writer and Memoirist
Chapter 88 · Tome IVSushil — Ever New / Nita Naval Sushil
Chapter 89 · Tome IVTaranand Viyogi — Beyond the Rhetoric: The Fractured Voice
Chapter 90 · Tome IVDr. Umesh Mandal — The Act of Naming the Unnamed
Chapter 91 · Tome IVUmesh Paswan — Poet, Short Story Writer and Dalit Voice of Mithila
Chapter 92 · Tome IVVoices from Mithila — Vibha Rani, Bindeshwar Thakur and Anmol Jha
Chapter 93 · Tome IVVideha Issues 351–438 — Epistemological and Canonical Transformations
Chapter 94 · Tome IVThe Videha Parallel Audio Video Archive — Digital Remediation and Subaltern Historiography
Chapter 95 · Tome IVThe Videha Maithili Parallel Drama Theatre — Critical Historiography and Epistemological Analysis
Chapter 96 · Tome IVThe Epistemology of Parallelism — Videha Sadeha Series and the Maithili Digital Renaissance
Chapter 97 · Tome IVVineet Utpal — Complete Critical Appreciation
Chapter 98 · Tome IVYoganand Jha, Kamla Chaudhary and Lalita Jha — Critical Appreciation
Chapter 99 · Tome IVYogendra Pathak Viyogi — Physicist, Popular-Science Writer, Science-Fiction Pioneer and Translator
Chapter 100 · Tome IVProf. Dr. Yogendra P. Yadava — Maithili Linguist and Language Policy Architect

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