Rajnagar Bihar

"See Rajnagar for disambiguation"

Madhubani is a town in Madhubani District, Bihar, India. Just north of Darbhanga. Early, it was part of 'Darbhanga Raj'. Madhubani is the Heart of Mithilanchal. It is the Birth place of Mahakavi Kalidas( also known as the Shakespeare of Sanskrit Literature) and Vidyapati(The greatest Poet of Maithili). Kamla and Kosi, these are to famous river of Madhubani.

Madhubani is famous for its folk art popularly called as 'Madhubani paintings' or 'Mithila Paintings'; 'Paan' and 'Makhan'. It is also famous for its marriage fair called 'Sabhagachhi', or Saurath Sabha where families come to find fit grooms for brides. Rajnagar Bihar is the nearest town to Madhubani,which is famous for the 'Raj Palace'(One of the famous palaces of Darbhnga Maharaj,Nawlakha)and 'SIMARI NAVTOLA' is the closest village of 'RAJNAGAR'.

ee also

Madhubani painting

External links

* [http://themithila.tripod.com Mithila Maithil Mithilanchal (Madhubani)]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/the_mithila/join Maithil Community Group]
* [http://mithilanchal.tripod.com Mithilanchal Career Helpline Services]
* [http://www.makhana.com Information on Mahkana]