Mithila, India

Mithila
Proposed state
Country India
Region Eastern India
Proposed capitals Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Purnia, Begusarai, Madhubani
Proposed Divisions
List
Language Maithili, Hindi, Urdu

Mithila is a proposed state in India, comprising the Maithili speaking region of Bihar and Jharkhand. 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 by some to be dialects of Maithili.[2] What will be the capital city of Mithila, India is still to be decided. Muzaffarpur, the largest cultural hub of this region may be designated as Capital. Darbhanga, Purnia and Saharsa are also strong contenders of being Capital city.

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]

Floods

On 18 August 2008 the Kosi embankment burst at Kusha in Nepal, near the border with India. The Kosi river inundated areas of Mithila that hadn't experienced floods in many decades.[6][7] 250 people died and 3 million people were forced from their homes.[8] More than 300,000 houses were destroyed and at least 340,000 hectares (840,000 acres) of crops were damaged.[8] Villagers in Mithila ate raw rice and flour mixed with polluted water. Hunger and disease were widespread. The Supaul district was the worst-hit; surging waters swamped 1,000 square kilometres (247,000 acres) of farmlands, destroying crops.[9]

Proposed Districts

Political support

Bharatiya Janata Party

Janata Dal (United)

  • In November 2011, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also extended his support for the statehood of Mithila.[13][14]
  • Shravan Chaudhary, JDU state president, has openly supported the demand for the statehood of Mithila.[15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Small States Syndrome in India". p. 146. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  2. ↑ L. P. Vidyarthi. "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. ↑ "Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of contemporary Nepal". p. 251. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Small States Syndrome in India". pp. 148–152. 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.
  6. ↑ "A Dalit watch report on the flood camps in Bihar" (PDF). Indiawaterportal.org. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  7. ↑ "Half of Bihar under water, 30 lakh suffer;". CNN IBN. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 3 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  8. 1 2 Michael Coggan in New Delhi (29 August 2008). "Death toll rises from Indian floods". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  9. ↑ Kataria, Sunil (30 August 2008). "Bihar villagers desperate as floods spread". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
  13. ↑ "article". Post.jagran.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  14. ↑ "राज्य पुनर्गठन : व्यापक हो नजरिया « संपादकीय ब्लॉग". Jagraneditorial.jagranjunction.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
  15. ↑ "जेडी(यू) ने पृथक मिथिला राज्य की मांग का समर्थन किया- Navbharat Times". Navbharat Times. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2012.

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