The Mithila Studies Network

The Mithila Studies Network was founded by Coralynn V. Davis, Christopher L. Diamond and Pranav Prakash to cultivate cutting-edge research and scholarship on Mithila-related subjects with a view to making lasting contributions to the broader humanities, social sciences and arts. As our inaugural venture, we organised a day-long hybrid symposium at the 50th Annual Conference on South Asia, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA), on 19 October 2022. Building on the success of our symposium, we have edited a special issue for Asian Ethnology, which initiates new lines of inquiry within Mithila Studies while also illustrating the productive ways in which research on Mithila Studies can transform the broader academy.