Gajendra Thakur

Who is Gajendra Thakur?

Gajendra Thakur is an Indian author. He writes in the Maithili language, a language spoken in Northern Bihar and South-Eastern Nepal. He is an author, lexicographer, historian; and palaeographer, he has deciphered ancient and medieval palm leaf inscriptions in Tirhuta script of Maithili Language. These panjis are genealogical records of Maithil Brahmin community of Mithila region and contain details of around 100 inter-caste marriages. Besides it provides written historical records of people and personalities, hitherto considered mythical ones. Besides he deciphered scripts inscribed on temples/ dilapidated buildings throughout the length and breadth of Mithila.

He has also compiled an English-Maithili Computer Dictionary. He has helped in preparing Unicode application for Mithilakshar script. His Kurukshetram Antarmanak and Videha changed the literary scene "in every genre" of Maithili language. His Maithili-English dictionary has the largest collection of Maithili words. His English-Maithili Dictionary is only such dictionary available in Maithili.