What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘Bihar’? Certainly, poverty, illiteracy and backwardness. Most of the people criticize the people of Bihar and their way of talking, making fun of them, calling them rude.
The surprising thing is that in Bihar, about which people should be proud, the situation has been created in such a way that in some places in India, people of Bihar are afraid to call themselves Bihari, so today we will tell you about Bihar. I will tell many such interesting facts, which will change your thinking towards Biharis.
1• How Bihar got its name-: Let us tell you that Bihar is that state which was known as Magadha in ancient times and its capital Patna as Pataliputra. The history of Bihar is as old as that of India. Here Maurya, Gupta etc dynasties, Mughal rulers ruled. It is believed that the word Bihar originated from the word Vihara of Buddhist Viharas which was later changed to Bihar.
2• Area of Bihar-: Friends, Bihar state is spread over an area of 99 thousand 200 sq. km. Bihar is surrounded by Nepal in the north, West Bengal in the east, Uttar Pradesh in the west and Jharkhand in the south.
3• When did Bihar come into existence-: Friends, let us tell you that Bihar came into existence at the time of the partition of Bengal in 1912. In 1935, Orissa and in 2000, Jharkhand was divided from Bihar. Bihar is that state which plays an important role in the history of India at all levels, literary, historical, religious. And even today Bihar is as rich in education, culture and social-view as it was before.
15 best and historical top facts related to Bihar
1• Janmabhoomi-: Friends, let us tell you that the Bihar people make fun of, Bihar is the place where Sita-Ram met, that is, Sita Mata was born in Bihar itself, and not only this friends in Bihar itself, the first of our country President Rajendra Prasad ji was also born and let us tell you that Bihar is the birth place of mathematics expert Aryabhatta ji who gave “zero” (ZERO) to the world and made him aware of the laws of trigonometrics.
2• Language-: Friends, Maithili language in the state of Bihar, more than 33 percent of the population is of Maithili speaking people. About 16 districts of Bihar come under Mithilanchal. Apart from this, Bihar is full of languages. Angika, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Vajijka. All these languages are from Bihar only. English, Hindi and Maithili are the official languages here.
3• Place to visit-: Friends, today we will tell you about 7 places to visit in Bihar, which you will also be surprised to know –
One of the most famous places in Bihar is Bodh Gaya, which is a Hindu pilgrimage center and Bodh Gaya is a transit point for Buddhist pilgrimage site. It is believed that Buddha attained enlightenment under this tree.
Gaya is a busy city situated on the banks of the river Falgu and is full of many temples and historical sites which stand as a testimony to the successful rule of Maurya and Gupta dynasty.
Vaishali is an important archaeological site which was once the capital of the Lichchavi rulers. Vaishali earned fame as the birthplace of Lord Mahavira, the last Jain Tirthankara. Mahavira is believed to have been born and brought up in the sixth century BCE in Kundalgram, the Republic of Vaishali.
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Let us tell you that Rajgir is a major tourist destination included in the list of religious and tourist places in Central Bihar, which is popular for its natural surroundings and spiritual importance in Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. Friends, it is also known as the “abode of the gods”.
Let us tell you that the tomb of Sher Shah Suri in Sasaram area of Bihar is considered to be one of the most impressive mausoleums in India. And it is a huge mausoleum dedicated to the late Emperor Sher Shah Suri.
Navlakha Palace is located in Rajnagar near Madhubani in Bihar. This palace was built by Maharaja Rameshwar Singh, but in the earthquake of 1934, the palace was badly damaged but it was not repaired, friends, so this palace has now taken the form of a ruin.
The oldest university in India, Nalanda is an important place to visit in Bihar. It is believed that the last and most famous Jain Tirthankara, Mahavira, spent 14 monsoon seasons here. And many Chinese travelers have come here to see it, but friends today most parts of Nalanda are lying in ruins but this place is definitely worth seeing.
Patna is the largest city of Bihar situated on the southern bank of the Ganges. Known as Pataliputra in ancient India, this city is considered to be one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Patna is a pilgrimage center for Sikh devotees as it is believed to be the birthplace of the last Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.
4• Food-: If we talk about the most famous delicious food of Bihar, then Litti Chokha comes first in this. This is the most famous dish of Bihar, and you will not find this dish anywhere like Bihar. Apart from this, Kesar Peda, Thekua, Dal Puri, Malpua etc. come.
5• Education-: Let us tell you that today the number of graduate women of Bihar is more than that of Kerala. Today the highest number of Bank POs are Bihari who are beating other states. And not only here friends, today more number of IAS and IPS are coming out in Bihar from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Gujarat. Friends, this is the skill of Bihar that a 12 year old boy got success in IT.
6• Growth rate-: You will be very surprised to know that the growth rate of Bihar which you use to taunt, is 14.48 percent today, which proves that Bihar is one of the fastest developing states in the country. is supreme.
7• Farmers-: Let us tell you that the news of farmers’ suicides has become very common nowadays, but Bihar is such a state where no farmer is ever so compelled that he has to commit suicide. Friends, if we talk about the agriculture sector, then the production capacity of Bihar is more than that of Punjab.
8• Rivers-: Tell you that Bihar is the place where about 10 rivers – Ganga, Bagmati, Koshi, Kamala, Gandak, Ghaghra, Son, Punpun, Falgu, Kiul rivers flow.
9• Painting-: Let us tell you that Bihar is not only famous for Maithili language, but it is also known for the age-old Mithila painting in Bihar, friends Mithila Painting whose existence is almost hundreds of years old from today in the country and abroad. It is known as a famous painting.
10• Control of Naxalites-: Let us tell you that the Bihar government has controlled the Naxal violence in the last 7 years. The number of people who died in Naxalite violence is less than in Andhra Pradesh. And yes friends, now the rape rate is also decreasing in Bihar.
Note-: Friends, you will be very happy to know that Bihar’s coaching center Super 30 has been included in the list of best institutes by Time magazine of America.
So friends will definitely tell in the comment which thing you liked more about Bihar and share this post further so that now no one insults the Biharis and the Biharis should not be afraid to say Bihari hai.
