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Friday, Date: Mar 29, 2024 Time: 5:32 pm

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Mohali: A grand family meet event was organized by Maithili Sangh Mohali at Shahi Majra where more than 250 Maithili families settled in Mohali participated. There was full co-operation of all the members and administrative officers of the Sangh in successfully organizing the programme said Ashok Jha Chairman of Maithiki Sangh Mohali.
Maithili is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as Nepal’s eastern Terai.
It is one of the 22 officially recognised languages of India and the second most spoken Nepalese language in Nepal.
The language is predominantly written in Devanagari, but there were two other historically important scripts: Tirhuta, which has retained some use until the present, and Kaithi.
In 2003, Maithili was included in the Eighth Schedule of the Indian Constitution as a recognised Indian language, which allows it to be used in education, government, and other official contexts in India.
Maithili language is included as an optional paper in the UPSC Exam. In March 2018, Maithili received the second official language status in the Jharkhand.
In India, Maithili is spoken mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand in the districts of Darbhanga, Saharsa, Samastipur, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Munger, Khagaria, Purnia, Katihar, Kishanganj, Sheohar, Bhagalpur, Madhepura, Araria, Supaul, Vaishali and Deoghar as well as other districts of Santhal Pargana division.
Former MC Mohali Ashok Jha, Chairman Maithil Sangh, thanked everyone for participating in the program.

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