‘Stri aa Aaig’, a realistic portrayal of life in Nepal’s Mithila region

Amarendra Yadav’s most recent collection of poems covers a wide range of issues that are part of the everyday lives of Maithili communities from Nepal’s plains.

Amarendra Yadav, a well-known Maithili literary figure, has been active in Maithili literary activities for nearly two and a half decades. He has recently authored ‘Stri aa Aaig’ (Woman and Fire), a collection of poems honoured with the Nepal Bidyapati Maithili Pandulipi (manuscript) Prize 2020. The collection of forty-two poems is imbued with themes of inspection—a search for truth and a search for beauty in the apron-like flatlands of Tarai.