# Talks for Mithila
Podcast Series

By [Aprajita Jha](https://dylit.info/user/aprajita_1736)

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𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝟕 | 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐃𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚 | 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐚 𝐀𝐤𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑴𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒂 𝑷𝒐𝒅𝒄𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑺𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒔 | 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 7 Guest: Dr. Shefalika Verma Writer | Sahitya Akademi Awardee In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Shefalika Verma, born in Bhagalpur into a literary family. Her father, Shri Brajeshwar Mallick, was a noted Hindi writer and Bihar Civil Services officer, and the family lived next to the house of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay in Bhagalpur. Shefalika ji often credits two people for shaping her literary journey: her father, who introduced her early to literature and language, and her husband, Shri Lalan Kumar Verma, a distinguished lawyer at the Patna High Court, who encouraged her to write in Maithili, her mother tongue. She has been writing since 1961 in both Maithili and Hindi. Her autobiography Kist Kist Jeevan received the Sahitya Akademi Award. Her poem “My Village” was translated at the University of Chicago and later included in the board examination syllabus in the United Kingdom. Over the decades, her work has reached readers well beyond Mithila and Bihar. Many younger writers continue to approach her for guidance and encouragement, and she remains closely connected to the literary world even today. In this conversation, Shefalika ji speaks about her life, her writing, and her six decades in Maithili literature. Vision: Aprajita Jha, Founder, Salhesh USA Video Productions: @mithilacinema © Video Copyright: Salhesh USA #drshefalikaverma #maithililiterature #sahityaakademiaward #mithila #indianliterature #sahityaakademi #salheshusa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXwQqpesjOE