Parashar's

Over 4 crore people of this region are though not very rich andthey have to hunt livelihood mostly in other parts of India, but theirtraditional ties are very strong, they are contented and loving by nature, areGod-fearing and soft-spoken. Maithili is the main language but Bajjika andBhojpuri are also spoken. The qualitative picture of the region iswell-depicted by a Maithili poet:

"Pag-pag pokha...