Election Commission appointed Maithili Thakur as Bihar’s state icon: The Election Commission named Maithili Thakur, a folk musician, as the state symbol for Bihar. Voters will become more aware of the need of participating in the electoral process thanks to the singer. This recognition will give her (Maithili) more impetus to spread Bihar’s folk music across continents and generate awareness about the importance of participating in the electoral process.
January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz
About the Maithili Thakur:
Their father and grandparents taught Maithili, who was born in the Madhubani district of Bihar, as well as her two brothers, folk, tabla, harmonium, and Hindustani classical music. She has rendered traditional folk songs of Bihar in Maithili, Bhojpuri and Hindi. 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.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Bihar Governor: Phagu Chauhan;
- Bihar Chief minister: Nitish Kumar;
- Bihar Capital: Patna