Ancient Mithila University, प्राचीन मिथिला विश्वविध्यालय

10/05/2026

King Kriti Janaka of Mithila

Kriti Janaka (Sanskrit: कृति जनक) was a king of Videha Kingdom located in the Indian subcontinent. He was a descendant of Janaka dynasty in Mithila. He was contemporary to the kings Ajatshatru of Kashi Kingdom and Janamejaya of Hastinapur.[1][2] The revered Vedic Rishi Yajnavalkya beca...

08/05/2026

Ugrasena Janaka

Ugrasena Janaka (Sanskrit: उग्रसेन जनक) was a king of the ancient Videha Kingdom located in the Indian subcontinent.[1][2] He belonged to the Janaka dynasty in Mithila. He was contemporary to Satanika, the son of Kuru King Janamejaya.[3] He was a great patron of Sanskrit and Vedi...

05/04/2026

The court of King Janaka

The Court of King Janaka (Maithili: जनक दरबार) refers to the scholarly assembly at the royal court of the Vedic king Janaka in the ancient Kingdom of Videha also known as Mithila in the Indian subcontinent. Apart from being a royal court, it was a major centre for the scholarly assem...

03/04/2026

02/04/2026

University of ancient Mithila

08/02/2026

Villages in Mithila known for specific branches of Vedas

05/02/2026

In ancient times, the village of Riga in the present Sitamarhi district, was the seat of learning Rigaveda in Mithila.

Riga (Maithili: रीगा) is a historical village in the Mithila region of the Indian subcontinent. It is located in the Sitamarhi district of Bihar in India. In ancient period, the village was the seat of learning Rigaveda in Mithila. It was a prominent centre for Sanskrit and Vedic learning in...

13/01/2026

Parashar Gita composed in Mithila

Parashar Gita (Sanskrit: पराशर गीता, Romanised: Parāśara-Gītā) also written as Parashara Geeta is the collection of the philosophical dialogues and discourses between the Vedic sage Parashara and King Janaka of Mithila. It is one of the sixty - four Gita texts mentioned in the ...

11/01/2026

The biography of Vasudeva Sarvabhauma who came to the university of Mithila for studying Nyaya Shastra and later established the department of Nyaya Shastra at Nabadwip.

Vasudeva Sarvabhauma ( Sanskrit: वासुदेव सर्वभौम ) was an Indian Philosopher and a scholar of Nyaya Shastra.[1][2] He is also known as Sarvabhauma Bhattacharya. He lived around 13th to 14th century of the Common Era. He belonged to Nabadwip and went to Mithila for studyin...

06/01/2026

Vishwamitra Ashram at Bisaul (Mithila)

Vishwamitra Ashram at Bisaul village of Madhubani district in the Mithila region of Bihar was the residence place related to the Vedic sage Vishwamitra in Ramayana. It is located near the capital city Janakpur of ancient Mithila Kingdom.[1][2]