Mithila State Movement

In 1902 AD, George Abraham Grierson, an official of the British Government, prepared a map of Mithila by conducting a language-based survey in the region.^[1] In 1921, Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga Raj raised the demand for a separate state of Mithila based on the concept of creating “a series of self-governing provinces and principalities federated by one central government.” ^[2] In 1936, Odisha was separated from Bihar, but the demand of a separate Mithila state remained ignored. After the independence of India, the movement for the demand of separate Mithila state got further momentum by a number of political parties and their leaders.^[3]

In the March month of the year 1996, the Mithila Rajya Sangharsh Samiti initiated a mass contact campaign in the favour for separation of Mithila state from the state of Bihar in India. Similarly, in the July month of the year, the Mithilanchal Vikash Congress demanded for formation of an autonomous development council for the Mithila region in India.^[4]

In the year 2015, the then BJP's MP Kirti Azad demanded a separate Mithila state for Maithili speaking people, at the Parliament of India.^[5]

The main role of Mithila State Movement is being done by 'Antarrashtriya Maithili Parishad', 'Mithila Rajya Nirman Sena', 'Sanyukta Mithila Rajya Sangharsh Samiti' 'Mithila Student Union' and The Pro Maithils.^[6][7][8]