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	'''Mithila''' is a ] in ], comprising the ] speaking region of ] and ]. The Maithili language has own traditional script, known as ]. It is part of the historical ] region.<ref name="Small States Syndrome in India">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&q=mithila+india+state&pg=PA148 \| title=Small States Syndrome in India \| access-date=16 February 2017 \| page=146 \| isbn=9788170226918 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217143622/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&pg=PA148&dq=mithila+india+state&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL0fDo2pXSAhVEKcAKHej6AicQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=mithila%20india%20state&f=false \| archive-date=17 February 2017\| last1=Kumāra \| first1=Braja Bihārī \| year=1998 \| publisher=Concept Publishing Company }}</ref>		'''Mithila''' is a ] in ], comprising the ] speaking region of ] and ]. The Maithili language has own traditional script, known as ]. It is part of the historical ] region.<ref name="Small States Syndrome in India">{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&q=mithila+india+state&pg=PA148 \| title=Small States Syndrome in India \| access-date=16 February 2017 \| page=146 \| isbn=9788170226918 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217143622/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&pg=PA148&dq=mithila+india+state&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiL0fDo2pXSAhVEKcAKHej6AicQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=mithila%20india%20state&f=false \| archive-date=17 February 2017\| last1=Kumāra \| first1=Braja Bihārī \| year=1998 \| publisher=Concept Publishing Company }}</ref>
	The proposed state will also include Whole ] and ] speaking districts which are considered to be dialects of Maithili.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0g7KDdeV9EC&q=mithil+state+angika&pg=PA43 \| title=Development of Researches in Anthropology in India: A Case Study of Bihar \| access-date=19 February 2017 \| author=L. P. Vidyarthi \| year=1981 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013153/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y0g7KDdeV9EC&pg=PA43&dq=mithil+state+angika&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5noSYkZzSAhVMOBQKHYF1AqsQ6AEIJTAC#v=onepage&q=mithil%20state%20angika&f=false \| archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>		The proposed state will also include Whole ] and ] speaking districts which are considered to be dialects of Maithili.<ref>{{cite web \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y0g7KDdeV9EC&q=mithil+state+angika&pg=PA43 \| title=Development of Researches in Anthropology in India: A Case Study of Bihar \| access-date=19 February 2017 \| author=L. P. Vidyarthi \| year=1981 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013153/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Y0g7KDdeV9EC&pg=PA43&dq=mithil+state+angika&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi5noSYkZzSAhVMOBQKHYF1AqsQ6AEIJTAC#v=onepage&q=mithil%20state%20angika&f=false \| archive-date=20 February 2017}}</ref>

	There was also a movement in the ~~Maithili speaking~~ ~~areas~~ of ] for a separate state which ended in 2015, after Constitution of Nepal (2015) ensured it in form of ~~province~~ ~~two~~.<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4FQMEiZcrIC&q=free+mithila+state&pg=PA251 \| title=Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of contemporary Nepal \| access-date=21 March 2017 \| page=251 \| isbn=9781136649561 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112034/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=n4FQMEiZcrIC&pg=PA251&dq=free+mithila+state&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI1KfJw-XQAhXHJsAKHZ2bBSoQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=free%20mithila%20state&f=false \| archive-date=22 March 2017\| last1=Gellner \| first1=D. \| last2=Pfaff-Czarnecka \| first2=J. \| last3=Whelpton \| first3=J. \| date=6 December 2012 \| publisher=Routledge }}</ref>		There was also a movement in the Madhesh region of ] for a separate state which ended in 2015, after Constitution of Nepal (2015) ensured it in form of Madhesh Province (comprising Maithili & Bhojpuri speaking region).<ref>{{cite book \| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n4FQMEiZcrIC&q=free+mithila+state&pg=PA251 \| title=Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of contemporary Nepal \| access-date=21 March 2017 \| page=251 \| isbn=9781136649561 \| url-status=live \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112034/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=n4FQMEiZcrIC&pg=PA251&dq=free+mithila+state&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI1KfJw-XQAhXHJsAKHZ2bBSoQ6AEIGjAA#v=onepage&q=free%20mithila%20state&f=false \| archive-date=22 March 2017\| last1=Gellner \| first1=D. \| last2=Pfaff-Czarnecka \| first2=J. \| last3=Whelpton \| first3=J. \| date=6 December 2012 \| publisher=Routledge }}</ref>

	==History==		==History==
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	==Political support==		==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<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/darbhanga/article1-Mithila-State-Struggle-fast-installation-will-665568.html \|title=मिथिला राज्य स्थापना को करेंगे संघर्ष तेज \|access-date=2017-01-14 \|url-status=bot: unknown \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023064056/https://www.livehindustan.com/news/darbhanga/article1-Mithila-State-Struggle-fast-installation-will-665568.html \|archive-date=23 October 2021 }}</ref>

	===Bharatiya Janata Party===		===Bharatiya Janata Party===

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	*], former CM of ], has always favoured the creation of a separate Mithila state.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/give-statehood-to-mithila-rabri/articleshow/65108987.cms \|title=Archived copy \|website=] \|access-date=2012-03-10}}</ref>		*], former CM of ], has always favoured the creation of a separate Mithila state.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/give-statehood-to-mithila-rabri/articleshow/65108987.cms \|title=Archived copy \|website=] \|access-date=2012-03-10}}</ref>

	==Justification for Separation ==

	The demand for separate Mithila state has been there since creation of State of Bihar in 1912.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Demand for Mithilanchal: Why carving out a new state from Bihar may backfire \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/demand-for-mithilanchal-why-carving-out-a-new-state-from-bihar-may-backfire-1991442-2022-08-23 \|agency=India Today}}</ref>
	*There is marked cultural difference between North and South of Ganges.
	*The problems of Mithila region are different from rest of Bihar.
	*Maithili the language of the region has not been properly recognised. The 8th schedule of the Constitution of India includes the recognition of the 22 languages including Maithili (but in Devanagari Script). In Bihar Maithili is yet receive any official status.<ref>{{cite web \|title=Who are those demanding a separate Mithila state from Bihar? \|date=5 July 2022 \|url=https://groundreport.in/who-are-those-demanding-a-separate-mithila-state-from-bihar/ \|access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref>

	==Challenges==		==Challenges==
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	Mithila is a poor and flood-prone region dependent on ], leading to doubts over its economically feasibility as a separate state.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Demand for Mithilanchal: Why carving out a new state from Bihar may backfire \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/demand-for-mithilanchal-why-carving-out-a-new-state-from-bihar-may-backfire-1991442-2022-08-23 \|work=India Today \|date=23 August 2022 \|author=Darpan Singh }}</ref>		Mithila is a poor and flood-prone region dependent on ], leading to doubts over its economically feasibility as a separate state.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Demand for Mithilanchal: Why carving out a new state from Bihar may backfire \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/news-analysis/story/demand-for-mithilanchal-why-carving-out-a-new-state-from-bihar-may-backfire-1991442-2022-08-23 \|work=India Today \|date=23 August 2022 \|author=Darpan Singh }}</ref>

	The demand for a separate Mithila ~~stems~~ mostly from Darbhanga-Madhubani region, ~~with~~ ~~marginal~~ support from ] ~~and~~ ], ~~and~~ ~~virtually~~ ~~no support from~~ ] speaking ]-Munger.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Small State Syndrome in India \|pages=148 \|isbn=9788170226918 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&q=mithila+india+state&pg=PA148 \|access-date=2 September 2022\|last1=Kumāra \|first1=Braja Bihārī \|year=1998 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company }}</ref>		The demand for a separate Mithila state is mostly from Upper Caste Maithil Brahmins from Darbhanga-Madhubani region. There is virtually no support from ], ], ] & ] speaking ]-] region.<ref>{{cite book \|title=Small State Syndrome in India \|pages=148 \|isbn=9788170226918 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nKqF_AgDd4gC&q=mithila+india+state&pg=PA148 \|access-date=2 September 2022\|last1=Kumāra \|first1=Braja Bihārī \|year=1998 \|publisher=Concept Publishing Company }}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

Revision as of 20:10, 6 January 2024

This article is about a proposed state of India. For the historic region, see Mithila (region). See also: Mithila State Movement

Proposed state in India

Mithila
Proposed state
Seal
Country	India
Region	Mithila
Language	Maithili

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. The proposed state will also include Whole Angika and Bajjika speaking districts which are considered to be dialects of Maithili.

There was also a movement in the Madhesh region of Nepal for a separate state which ended in 2015, after Constitution of Nepal (2015) ensured it in form of Madhesh Province (comprising Maithili & Bhojpuri speaking region).

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.

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. 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.

Political support

Bharatiya Janata Party

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

Janata Dal (United)

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

Rashtriya Janata Dal

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

Challenges

Mithila is a poor and flood-prone region dependent on subsistence agriculture, leading to doubts over its economically feasibility as a separate state.

The demand for a separate Mithila state is mostly from Upper Caste Maithil Brahmins from Darbhanga-Madhubani region. There is virtually no support from Tirhut, Seemanchal, Kosi & Angika speaking Bhagalpur-Munger region.

References

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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.
Gellner, D.; Pfaff-Czarnecka, J.; Whelpton, J. (6 December 2012). Nationalism and Ethnicity in a Hindu Kingdom: The Politics and Culture of contemporary Nepal. Routledge. p. 251. ISBN 9781136649561. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
Kumāra, Braja Bihārī (1998). Small States Syndrome in India. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 148–152. ISBN 9788170226918. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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