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Measures to protect Maithili language
February 16 , 2019
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- Union ministry of human resource development (MHRD) accepted some recommendations of the committee set up for promotion and protection of Maithili language and its script.
- Accepted recommendations of the committee are as follows:
- Establishment of a script and manuscript centre in Darbhanga of Bihar either at Kameshwar Singh Sanskrit University or Lalit Narayan Mithila University
- Early completion of work pertaining to Unicode scripts of Mithilakshar by the Technology Development of Indian Languages and
- Preparation of audio-visual materials for teaching of Mithilakshar scripts.
- Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian subcontinent, mainly spoken in India and Nepal.
- It is spoken in the states of Bihar and Jharkhand and is one of the 22 recognised Indian languages in 8th schedule.
- Mithilakshar or Tirhuta is the script of broader cultural Mithila.
- It is an extremely ancient script and is one of the scripts of the broader North Eastern India.
- The scripts of Mithilakshar, Bangla, Assamese, Newari, Odia and Tibetan are part of the family.
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