Maithili version of Indian Constitution
{{Short description|Translation of Indian Constitution in Maithili language}}
{{notability|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox book
| pub_date = November 26, 2024
| name = Maithili version of Indian Constitution
| country = India
| release_date = November 26, 2024
| location = New Delhi
| subject = Indian Constitution
| language = Maithili
| genre = Translation of Indian Constitution in Maithili language
}}
The Maithili version of the Indian Constitution is the translation of the Indian Constitution in the native language Maithili of the Mithila region in the Indian subcontinent.
History
The official Maithili version of the Indian Constitution was launched by the president of India Droupadi Murmu on 26 November 2024 during the occasion of Constitution Day in the National capital New Delhi. It was launched in the presence of the prime minister Narendra Modi, the opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and some other prominent leaders of the country.{{Cite news |title=Release of the Constitution in Sanskrit and Maithili |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=2076894 |work=PIB}}{{Cite news |date=2024-11-26 |title=Translation of Constitution in Maithili, Sankrit lauded |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/constitution-translated-into-maithili-and-sanskrit-a-milestone-celebration/articleshow/115704935.cms |access-date=2024-11-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-11-26 |title=President Murmu releases Maithili and Sanskrit versions of Constitution |url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/national/president-murmu-releases-maithili-and-sanskrit-versions-of-constitution-calls-it-living-progressive-document |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=National Herald |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2024-11-26 |title=President Murmu unveils commemorative coin to mark 75 years of Constitution |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-murmu-unveils-commemorative-coin-to-mark-75-years-of-constitution/articleshow/115687184.cms |access-date=2024-11-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2024-11-26 |title=Indian Constitution live, progressive document: Prez Murmu addresses Parliament on Samvidhan Divas |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2024/Nov/26/indian-constitution-live-progressive-document-prez-murmu-addresses-parliament-on-samvidhan-divas |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}
In the year 2020, translator Shambhu Kumar Singh translated the book "The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation by Granville Austin" into Maithili language. The translation was published by the Central Institute of Indian Languages in the form of book "Maithili translation of The Indian Constitution: Cornerstone of a Nation by Granville Austin".{{Cite web |title=CIIL Publications {{!}} Official Website of Central Institute of Indian Languages |url=https://www.ciil.gov.in/publications?page=34 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=www.ciil.gov.in}}
The official translation of the Indian Constitution into Maithili was carried through the National Translation Mission of the Indian Language Institute, Mysore which is controlled by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. The National Translation Mission conducted several seminars and workshops at different educational institutions in the state of Bihar to prepare the official translation of the Indian Constitution in Maithili language. In 2024, the National Translation Mission conducted 10 days seminar at the campus of East and West Teachers Training College, Saharsa of the Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University. In the final stage of the translation, the National Translation Mission conducted 11 days seminar and workshop at the campus of Anugrah Narayan College in the Bihar state capital city Patna from 7 August 2024 to 17 August 2024 in which scholars like professor Ashok Kumar Mehta of Lalit Narayan Mithila University and professor Keshkar Thakur of Bhagalpur University participated as the subject specialists.{{Cite news |title=मैथिली में भारतीय संविधान का होगा अनुवाद |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/saharsa/news/indian-constitution-will-be-translated-into-maithili-132557242.html |work=Dainik Bhaskar}}{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=Bihar News: मैथिली भाषियों के लिए हो अलग मिथिला राज्य: राबड़ी {{!}} Bihar News: There should be a separate Mithila state for Maithili speakers: Rabri |url=https://www.patrika.com/null/bihar-news-there-should-be-a-separate-mithila-state-for-maithili-speakers-rabri-19184808 |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Patrika News |language=hi}}
In the year 2010, Maithili Sahitya Sansthan secretary Bhairava Lal Das also published the Maithili translation of the Indian Constitution from his own self.{{Cite news |date=2023-12-10 |title=Time to sustain Maithili's growth |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/time-to-sustain-maithilis-growth/articleshow/105865909.cms |access-date=2024-11-27 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} Similarly on 24 June 2013, a translation of the Indian Constitution in Maithili language translated jointly by Nityanand Lal Das and Bhairava Lal Das was released by the principal secretary Vijay Prakash of the planning department at the auditorium of the Bihar Research Society.{{Cite web |title=मैथिली भाषा में भारतीय संविधान का हुआ अनुवाद - |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/patna-city-10504191.html |access-date=2024-11-27 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}