The portrayal of Muslims in the politics and media of the Mithila region of North Bihar has experienced a significant decline in recent years. This article critically interrogates such contemporary portrayals by revisiting historical representations of Hindu–Muslim interactions through the lens of the 15th-century poet of Mithila named Vidyāpati, a polymath writing in Sanskrit, Maithili and Avahatta and his celebrated text, Kīrtilatā. It offers........

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