Folk singer Maithili Thakur was appointed the state icon for Bihar by the Election Commission.

Appointment

Folk singer Maithili Thakur was appointed the state icon for Bihar by the Election Commission. Maithili Thakur, trained in Indian classical and folk music, was recently selected for the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar of the Sangeet Natak Akademi for her contribution to the folk music of Bihar for 2021. The ECI has approved the proposal of appointment of Maithili Thakur, folk singer as State Icon of Bihar. She has rendered traditional folk songs of Bihar in Maithili, Bhojpuri and Hindi.


     

     

     

 

     


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