Demands for the grant of official language status to Bhojpuri, arguably the most widely spoken dialect in Bihar, and Bharat Ratna (posthumously) to legendary folk artiste Bhikhari Thakur appear to ...

On the first day of the programme, the 'Bhikhari Thakur Lifetime Achievement Award' was conferred on Lakhichand Manjhi, a famous Bhojpuri folk and theatre artist carrying forward the legacy of 'Naach' ...

Bhikhari Thakur, widely considered to be the greatest artist produced in Bhojpuri language, whose plays on the pathos of having to migrate and leave one's home for employment and songs lamenting the ...

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding that Bhikhari Thakur, the legendary Bhojpuri poet, playwright, singer, and social reformer, be posthumously awarded the ...

Bhikhari Thakur, a Bhojpuri artiste was born on December 18, 1887. He is often dubbed the 'Shakespeare from Bihar' for his noteworthy contributions in poetry and playwright. Bhikari Thakur was an ...

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Chhapra: Rich tribute was paid to eminent folk singer Bhikhari Thakur on his 137th birth anniversary at his birthplace at village Kutubpur diara under Chhapra sadar block on Wednesday. On this ...

Samrat Choudhary passed jibes at Khesari Lal Yadav for being a Launda Naach performer A political party that earns its currency from glorifying the country’s history must hold reverence for art forms ...

Ramchandra Manjhi, whose performance in Bhojpuri folk dance ‘Naach’ for eight decades has helped the preservation of the ailing art form died in a hospital here after a prolonged illness, his family ...

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Manoj Tiwari on Saturday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting that Bhojpuri folk singer and social reformer Bhikhari Thakur be posthumously honoured with the ...