Mithila Student Union (MSU) (Maithili : मिथिला स्टूडेंट यूनियन) is a non-political student organisation whose sole purpose is the development of Mithila and Maithils living in India. It is one of the largest student organisations in Bihar. It is a registered organization under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 under the Indian constitution. Anup Maithil is the founder president of Mithila Student Union. They mostly keep Mithila Art Boarded Maroon Gamchha on their Sholder which is the Symbol of Passion, Love, Bravery and Courage.
Darbhanga Public School is an Indian CBSE affiliated English medium co-educational school of the district (Darbhanga) and Mithila, established on 5 January 2000. The region has been an ancient seat of learning. The school was established by a team of people.
Shahnawaz Alam is an Indian politician. He was the Cabinet Minister in Bihar government with Disaster Management portfolio till February 2024. He is an MLA representing Jokihat assembly constituency of Bihar Legislative Assembly since May 2018.
Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi Temple is an important and ancient Hindu temple. It is situated in the Shivalik hills in Behat tehsil, 40 km from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Basuki Bihari is a big village in the Madhubani district in State of Bihar, India. According to India Population Census 2011 the population of the village is 14385. The majority of people of this village speak in Maithili language. The total area of the village is 13.62 km2. The village is divided into two Gram Panchayat Basuki Bihari North and Basuki Bihari South. The head of the Gram Panchayat is called as Mukhiya. Mukhiya is elected by adult people of the village. The election of Mukhiya is held by the Election Commission of Bihar state. This village is known for social cultural activities like Durga Puja, Chhath, Kali Puja and Sarswati Puja. The village is connected by State Highway No 75 from Darbhanga to Madhwapur. This village is only two kilometres far from the Indo-Nepal Border at Madhwapur in Madhubani district.
Mithila Makhana is a special variety of aquatic fox nut cultivated in Mithila region of Bihar state in India and in Nepal.
Phulhar is an ancient historical site in Madhubani district of Mithila region of Bihar, India. It is the place where Lord Rama and Goddess Sita first time met. It was a flower garden of King Janaka of Mithila. A very famous temple of Goddess Bhagwati known as Girija Sthan is situated here. This place is mentioned in many Hindu texts of the ancient India. This place has been recognised by the Government of Bihar in 2020 as tourist centre for Hindu pilgrims. This place is related to Lord Rama.
The Vishnu Statue in Bairwa is an ancient statue of Vishnu.
Mithila State Movement is a movement advocating a separate Mithila state in India. This movement gained momentum in 1902 AD when Sir George Grierson, an official of the British Indian government, prepared a map of Mithila state by conducting a language-based survey. In 1881 AD, the word Mithila was added to the dictionary of the British India government. According to the founder, president Dr. Dhanakar Thakur of the International Maithili Council in the proposed Mithila state, 24 districts of Bihar and six districts of Jharkhand, a total of 30 districts, have been included, which has a population of about 70 million. At the same time, the area is 70 thousand square km.
Bari Path is a road in Patna, the capital of Bihar. It was named after Professor Abdul Bari in 1948 after his murder in Khusrupur, Patna. Bari House was situated on this road. Mahatma Gandhi came to Bari House on 29 March 1947, the day after Bari's death. It connects Gandhi Chowk to Gandhi Maidan, runs parallel to Ashok Rajpath. It connects with Ashok Rajpath in many points, such as in Ramna Road, Khazanchi Road.
Akharharghat is a village and a local tourist place located at Sahar North panchayat in Mithila region of Madhubani district in Bihar. The village is situated on the bank of three local rivers Dhauns, Yamuni and Bhiggi. There is a junction of these river streams. The junction of these river streams is a religious place for the local Hindu pilgrimage called as Jamuni Sangam. Hindu pilgrimage took bath in the holy water at the Jamuni Sangam on the festival Makarsankranti and Bhai Duj. There is a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva known as Shree Trilokinath Mahadev Mandir. The temple is known for organising a locally famous fair known as Jamuni Mela. Akharharghat is also an Indo-Nepal border which covers three kilometer border from pillar number 830 to 93 in Brahmapuri village. Nepali APF, SSB, Thana Police Force have joint regular patrolling along the Indo-Nepal border. The village is on the trial of the International border line between India and Nepal. This village turns into an island in raining seasons. The village is connected to the Indo-Nepal border connecting road National Highway number 104 by an approach road at the Saharghat village of Madhwapur block. The village is only 3 kms distance from the headquarter of the Madhwapur block in Madhubani district of Bihar. There is a destroyed wooden bridge in the village built during the British rule to connect the village with the nearest market village Saharghat. Local BJP leader and MLC Ghanshyam Thakur raised the issue of the destroyed wood bridge in the session of Legislative Council of Bihar state in India.
Sanjeev Kumar is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He won from Parbatta Assembly constituency in Khagaria district representing Janata Dal (United) in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
Saharghat is a semi urban panchayat in Madhwapur block of Madhubani district in Mithila region of Bihar, India. It is connected by National Highway 104 and State Highway 75 with different parts of the major cities in the state of Bihar, India and Madhesh Pradesh province of Nepal. The village comes under Harlakhi Assembly constituency and Madhubani Lok Sabha constituency.
Kapildev Prasad Singh. also known as Kapildeo Babu, was an Indian politician and a former member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Nalanda Local authority constituency. He also served as a chairperson of Nalanda district council of Bihar in establishment term of Panchayati Raj in 2001 to July 2003. He was joint to Bharatiya Janata Party in his early political career.
Chanda Jha also known as Kavi Chandra was the first poet who wrote Ramayana in Maithili language. The version of Ramayana written by him is known as Maithili Bhasha Ramayana.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Darbhanga is an under construction Public hospital and Medical school located at Darbhanga, Bihar, India. It is the second AIIMS of Bihar, being constructed approximately at a cost of 1264 crores. AIIMS Darbhanga was Announced on 28 February 2015 and approved on 15 September 2020, The Government of Bihar handed over the 187 acres of land to the Central Government in 2024.
Dhouns is the name of a river that flows on the plains of the Mithila region of Nepal and India. It is the part of Adhwara group of rivers flowing from Nepal to the western part of the Madhwapur block area in the Madhubani district of Bihar in India.
Jamuni river is a river that flows on the plains of the Mithila region in the Indian subcontinent. It is the part of Adhwara group of rivers flowing through western part of the Madhubani district. It is a perennial river that originates in the Himalayan range of Nepal and merges with Dhouns river at Akharharghat in the Indian states of Bihar.
Thumhani River is a river that flows on the plains of the western part in the Madhubani district of the Mithila region in Bihar state of India. It is the part of the Adhwara group of rivers in the Indian Subcontinent.
Industrial ruins in Mithila region are the remains of the destroyed and decaying older factories and industrial estate of the region in the present state of Bihar in India.
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