Demands for Separate Mithilanchal

About Mithilanchal

• Mithilanchal is a geographical and cultural region bounded by the Mahananda river in the east, the Ganga in the south, the Gandaki river in the west and by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north. (Comprises parts of Bihar, Jharkhand and adjoining districts of the eastern Terai of Nepal)
• The demand for Mithilanchal was first made by local people in 1912, based on Sir George Grierson’s survey, when Bihar was leaving the Bengal presidency to become a separate state.
• In modern day Bihar, Mithilanchal comprises 20 of its 38 districts.
• Mythological significance: According to the Ramayana, Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, broke Shiva’s celestial bow to marry Mithila’s king Janaka’s daughter Sita — who is believed to have been born in the Sitamarhi district while her father ruled from Janakpur in Nepal.
• The native language in Mithila is Maithili (8th Schedule language)
• The region is known for its Mithila painting, also known as the Madhubani art.

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