Out of the total 12 entries in Maithili, Verma's book was selected for the award. Her book was published from Patna's Shekhar Prakashan in 2008. Verma is currently a member of the governing body of the Maithili and Bhojpuri Academy, Government of Delhi.
"Kist-Kist Jeevan' throws light on how I
suffered immensely due to the social evils and backwardness of the
society," Verma told TOI over phone from New Delhi. A major portion of
the autobiography was written during her stay in London.
Verma
has so far authored over a dozen books, including three fictions. She
started writing in Maithili from 1961 and her pieces were published in
Maithili journals like Mithila Mihir, Sona Mati, Vaidehi, Aakhar,
Agnipath, Kosi-Kusum etc. From her very childhood, she used to
contribute poems and stories in Hindi magazines such as Chandamama,
Balak etc.
Having received PhD degree
in Hindi for her thesis 'Kamayani aur Urvashi me Nari Chitran', she
retired in 2003 from the postgraduate department of Hindi, A N College,
Patna.
Arunabh Saurav, a native of Chainpur in Saharsa
district, has been selected for 'Yuva puraskar' in Maithili while
Mahendra N Ram, a native of Futauna in Madhubani, has got best
translation award in Maithili. Ram is currently a teacher at the
Rajendra Agriculture University, Pusa, in Samastipur district.
source : TOI
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