In a move aimed at protecting indigenous language and culture, the Bihar government has decided to set up two new academies to promote local dialects -- Surjapuri and Bajjika -- spoken in politically ...

In a move aimed at protecting indigenous language and culture, the state government has decided to set up two new academies to promote local dialects – Surjapuri and Bajjika – spoken in politically ...

State’s two dialects – Tharu and Surjapuri – are facing extinction as experts fear that they will merge with Bhojpuri, Maithili, Hindi or Bangla if steps are not taken to revitalize them.

In a move aimed at protecting indigenous language and culture, the Bihar government has decided to set up two new academies to promote local dialects — Surjapuri and Bajjika — spoken in politically ...