Mithila, India

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This article is about the proposed state in India. For the ancient kingdom, see Videha. For the state of Nepal, see Mithila, Nepal.
Mithila
मिथिला/ মিথিলা
Aspirant state
Mithila region of India.png
Country  India
Languages Maithili, Nepali
Districts 30 total: Darbhanga, Madhubani, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Saharasa, Sheohar, Supaul, West Champaran
Establishment status Not yet established
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)

Mithila (Devnagri: मिथिला, mithilā Tirhuta: মিথিলা) is a proposed state in India, comprising the Maithili speaking region of North Bihar bordering the Mithila state of Nepal.

Mithila also refers to a Janakpur (Mithila Nagari), the capital of the Videha Kingdom, located in southern Nepal. The capital city of Mithila has been identified as Janakpur in the Dhanusa district of Nepal.

History

Islamic invasion

During the regime of Harasimha Deva, the last king of the dynasty, Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq invaded Mithila in 1323 and gained control over the territory. Tughluq handed over the management of Mithila to Pt. Kameshwar Thakur. Thus, the sovereign power of Mithila, became part of Delhi Sultanate, but continued to enjoy complete autonomy.[1]

British rule

Maharaja Kameswar Singh was the last jamindar King of Mithila. The insurgency at Delhi in 1857, caused a grave concern to the English inhabitants, in Mithila. A revolutionary fervor began to permeate in the entire region.[1]

Rivers and floods

Mithila has seven major rivers, Mahananda, Gandak, Kosi, Bagmati, Kamala, Balan, and the Budhi Gandak.[2] They flow from the Himalaya mountains in the north to the Ganges river in the south. These rivers regularly flood, depositing silt onto the farmlands and sometimes causing death or hardship.

Cultures

File:Birbal Jha in Mithila Paag.jpg
culture, Mithila, Paag

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.[3][4] 250 people died and 3 million people were forced from their homes.[5] More than 300,000 houses were destroyed and at least 340,000 hectares (840,000 acres) of crops were damaged.[5] 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.[6]

  • The Kosi before it flooded in August 2008

  • The Kosi during the August 2008 flood

  • Satellite image of flood waters in Bihar as of 31 August 2008; Image:UNOSAT

Political support

Bharatiya Janata Party

Several Bharatiya Janata Party leaders like Hukumdev Yadava, Indranath Jha have supported the cause of a separate state of Mithila.

Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal (United) was the only party which supported the demand for statehood of Mithila during the 14th State assembly elections.

  • In November 2011, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also extended his support for the statehood of Mithila.[9][10]
  • Shravan Chaudhary, JDU state president, has openly supported the demand.[11]

See also

References

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