page_title: Mithila Student Union
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Mithila Student Union / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Msu cleaning Mithila painting of Madhubani station.
context_page_description: Mithila Student Union 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 under the Indian constitution.
  The MSU's manifesto includes agenda items such as reforms in the education system of the Mithila region and recruiting of new teaching staff in different universities and colleges in Mithilanchal region of Bihar.
context_section_description: The organization was established in 2015 to improve the education system, employment, migration issues, literacy, condition of health facilities, and scarcity of small-scale industries in the Mithila region.
  6 May 2015: MSU's first campaign was a march to include Darbhanga, Saharsa, Purnia in the smart cities list. MSU organized a public march, social media campaign and submitted memos to government offices and ministries. Darbhanga airport was another issue for which MSU raised a voice.
  28 May 2016: In May 2016 Mithila witnessed the rise of a new activist group of young yellowed Senani's. About 100 active members reached Darbhanga from across the country. A movement to renovate and restart the old sugar mills was already present. Mithila was once the main producer of the country's finest sugar. This industry used to provide direct and indirect employment and benefits to more than 1 million local people. Agriculture was a good business then, as sugarcane production provided financial support. Over time the mills decayed. The MSU campaign became a hit, and the chini mill movement became the first movement in Mithila to gain high support from farmers, labourers, students, locals and intellectuals. A 7-day rally  Included sabhas and nukkar-nataks. This movement mainly affected Raiyyam, Lohath, and  Pandaul areas. Just before this movement, a few MSU members were arrested in an attempt to present memo to the CM Nitish Kumar, who was on his Darbhanga yatra. These arrests helped MSU to get the support of the people, and the movement gained public involvement. The government did not try to reopen the mills, MSU's profile and acceptance rose.
  2 November 2016: MSU launched a membership campaign.
  6 February 2017: The Cycle March of February caught public support and praise. This journey was to get to know Mithila better and make people aware of MSU and its goals. Avinash Bharadwaj and Sagar Navdiya were constant travelers, and local teams joined and welcomed them as they arrived. This march (yatra) helped in getting links and helped to form teams in different blocks of these cities.
  1 June 2017: Nancy Jha was an 11-year-old girl in Mahadevmath of Madhubani. She was allegedly kidnapped and killed. Aditya Jha, in charge of MSU national social media, started a campaign after a family member of Nancy, contacted him. This campaign won public involvement and pressured local police and administration. A new SIT team was formed for Investigation. MSU members reached out to Nancy's village and teams around India joined Jantar Mantar and social media campaigns. This campaign gave Mithila-Maithili a new method, involvement, coverage and hope and support of people from many places and background. Local media people such as Lalit Narayan Jha, Bj Bikas and Pankaj Prasoon started covering and following up.
  7 August 2017: Yajuar is the second most populous village of Bihar. It has three Panchayat, covers 25 km², and around 70,000 residents, but lacks electric power. MSU started a campaign to highlight the issue with hashtag #BIjli2Yajuar. An MSU team reached Yajuar and started a Jan-Andolan, a cycle rally of children,  and a protest in front of the Block Office. In 8 neighbouring villages, memoranda, meetings, mail and phone campaigns and a media campaign generated pressure on government officials.
  19 August 2017: North Bihar was suffering from floods, killing hundreds, and leaving many hungry and homeless and millions affected. The road-embankment collapsed houses, closed the school hospital and spread disease. MSU members (MSU) reached villages, coordinating and donating food and other necessary items in the Darbhanga-Madhubani-Saharsa-Sitamarhi districts of Bihar. MSU started a social media campaign with hashtag #MSUwithU to collect funds online and a ground Bhikshatana was done for this purpose. This campaign brought a new face to MSU. More than 200 Active members in 6 districts were on the ground, divided into 16 teams to distribute relief packages, medicines, milk, clothes and other items. MSU units started 6 base camps where food items wer
caption: Msu cleaning Mithila painting of Madhubani station
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