Thursday, December 20, 2012

'Kist-Kist Jeevan' an autobiographical book written by Shefalika Verma,69,She is known as the 'Mahadevi of Maithili'.got "Sahitya Academy award" in Maithili this year

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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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