Maithil Brahmins News Today

Another Independence Day went by. Amidst the celebrations, one’s thoughts wandered back to the struggles and sacrifices made by people to achieve this freedom from colonial rule. Some freedom fighters became famous. But thousands across...

While readers get a detailed account of the desires of the bridegroom, the silence of the abandoned and unloved bride looms large.

In an annual event in Madhubani, grooms stand in public display and male guardians of girls select them for marriage.

An excerpt from ‘Last Among Equals: Power, Caste and Politics in Bihar’s Villages’ by MR Sharan.

Ravan Sena guns down 5 in Madhubani, cop suspended Patna A new outfit of upper castes Maithil Brahmins - Ravan Sena is alleged to have gunned down five upper caste Rajput youths at Mahmudpur village in Madhubani district last week. Root cause of violence, according to the families of the victims, was refusal to supply banned gutkas to them. The Maithil Brahmins on the other hand have alleged the Rajputs have prevented them from fishing in the village pond. Leader of opposition, Tejashwi Prasad ...