Q. Who is known as "Maithili Kavi Kokil" ?
Answer:
Vidyapati
Notes: Vidyapati is known as "Maithili Kavi Kokil" ( the poet cuckoo of Maithili). He was a Maithili and Sanskrit poet, composer, writer, courtier and royal priest. He was a devotee of Shiva but he also wrote love songs and devotional Vaishnava songs. He knew Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apabhramsha, and Maithili.