Moving beyond the existing scholarship on language politics in
north India which mainly focuses on Hindi-Urdu debates, Language
Politics and Public Sphere in North India examines the formation of
Maithili movement in the context of expansion of Hindi as the
'national' language. It revisits the dynamic hierarchy through
which a distinction is produced between 'major' and 'minor'
languages. The movement for recognition of Maithili as an
independent language has grown assertive even when the authority of
Hindi is resolutely reinforced. The book also examines increasing
politicization of the Maithili movement - from Hindi-Maithili
ambiguities and antagonisms, to territorial consciousness, and
subsequently to separate statehood demand, along with the
persistent popular indifference. Mithilesh Jha examines such
processes historically, tracing the formation of Maithili movement
from mid-nineteenth century until its inclusion into the eighth
schedule of the Indian constitution in 2003.
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