Mithila (proposed Indian state)

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Mithila
Proposed state
मिथिला राज्य
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Official seal of Mithila
Seal
Location of Mithila
Location of Mithila
CountryIndia
RegionEastern India
Proposed CapitalDarbhanga / Muzaffarpur / Bhagalpur / Begusarai
Proposed divisions
List
Government
 • Body
LanguageMaithili

Mithila is a proposed state in India, comprising the Maithili speaking region of Bihar and Jharkhand. The Maithili language has own traditional script, known as Mithilakshar. It is part of the historical Mithila region.[1] The proposed state will also include some Angika and Bajjika speaking districts which are considered to be dialects of Maithili.[2] What will be the capital city of Mithila, India is still to be decided. Historically the capital cities of Mithila have shifted between Janakpur (Nepal), Vaishali, Simraungadh (Nepal), Rajnagar (Madhubani) and Darbhanga. Muzaffarpur is the administrative headquarters of the modern Tirhut Division. Champa, near Bhagalpur, was once the capital city of the fabled Anga Kingdom. Begusarai is known as the Industrial Capital of Mithila and was once a premier city during the Pala Era.

There was also a movement in the Maithili speaking areas of Nepal for a separate state which ended in 2015, after Constitution of Nepal (2015) ensured it in form of province two.[3]

History[]

Dr Laksman Jha and Others demanded a Mithila state shortly after independence and the former Chief Minister of Bihar, Jagannath Mishra has also expressed support for the creation of the state.[1]

Various organisations have been formed that demand the formation of a state including the Maithil Mahasabha and the Mithilanchal Vikash Congress the former received support from Raj Darbhanga.[4] Various demonstrations have taken place demanding a Mithila state with a major protest taking place in Delhi in 2009 organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Mithila Rajya Sangharsh Samiti.[5] Mithila Student Union is the organisation of young and dynamic students of Mithila (region), however it has not cleared its stand on separate state till date.

Proposed Districts

Political support[]

Mithila Rajya Nirman Sena[]

  • Senior BJP leader, , Chairman and Founding member of , has organised public rallies supporting Mithila.

Mithila Rajya Nirman Sena also did a Sankalp yatra under his leadership in 2017 and 2021 to create awareness and support for the movement[6]

Bharatiya Janata Party[]

  • Former BJP MP Kirti Azad from Darbhanga (Current Congress leader) has organised multiple dharnas and protests in support of Mithila.[7] He has also launched a signature campaign in Mithila aiming to raise awareness.[8]
  • Senior BJP leader, Tarakant Jha, former chairman of Bihar Legislative Council, has organised public rallies supporting Mithila.[9]

Janata Dal (United)[]

  • In November 2011, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also extended his support for the statehood of Mithila.[10][11]
  • Shravan Chaudhary, JDU state president, has openly supported the demand for the statehood of Mithila.[12]

Rashtriya Janata Dal[]

  • Rabri Devi, former CM of Bihar, has always favoured the creation of a separate Mithila state.[13]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Kumāra, Braja Bihārī (1998). Small States Syndrome in India. p. 146. ISBN 9788170226918. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ^ L. P. Vidyarthi (1981). "Development of Researches in Anthropology in India: A Case Study of Bihar". Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  3. ^ Gellner, D.; Pfaff-Czarnecka, J.; Whelpton, J. (6 December 2012). Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of contemporary Nepal. p. 251. ISBN 9781136649561. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ^ Kumāra, Braja Bihārī (1998). Small States Syndrome in India. pp. 148–152. ISBN 9788170226918. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Demand for Mithila state gains momentum, politicians join demonstration at Jantar Mantar". Post.jagran.com. 2 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ^ "article". Post.jagran.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  11. ^ "राज्य पुनर्गठन : व्यापक हो नजरिया « संपादकीय ब्लॉग". Jagraneditorial.jagranjunction.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  12. ^ "जेडी(यू) ने पृथक मिथिला राज्य की मांग का समर्थन किया- Navbharat Times". Navbharat Times. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  13. ^ "Archived copy". Retrieved 10 March 2012.

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