Mithila (proposed Indian state)

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

Mithila
Proposed state
Official seal of Mithila
Seal
Location of Mithila
Country India
RegionMithila
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 Whole Angika and Bajjika speaking districts which are considered to be dialects of Maithili.[2]

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]

  1. ^ Kumāra, Braja Bihārī (1998). Small States Syndrome in India. Concept Publishing Company. 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. Routledge. p. 251. ISBN 9781136649561. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.