Bihar

The history of Bihar is very ancient. In fact, it extends to the very dawn of human civilization. Earlier stories and legends of Hinduism the Sanatana (Eternal) Dharma - are associated with Bihar. Sita the consort of Lord Rama, was a princess of Bihar. She was the daughter of King Janak of Videha. The districts of Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Samastipur, Madhubani, and Darbhanga, in north-central Bihar mark this ancient kingdom. The present small township of Sitamarhi is located here. According to legend

The state of Bihar is located on the Bihar plain and is divided into two unequal halves by the river Ganges which flows through the middle from west to east. The state of Bihar has a 94,163 square kilometer area. Bihar is located in the eastern part of the country and lies mid-way between the West Bengal in the east and the Uttar Pradesh in the west. Its boundary touches Nepal in north and Jharkhand state in south. Its average elevation above sea level is 173 feet. I selected Bihar because it is

the Supreme Court, the Court upheld the decision of the Hyderabad High Court that the Act was bad on the ground of violation of the equality clause. There was another similar case entitled Ram Prasad v. The State of Bihar wherein, the Bihar Sathi Lands (Restoration) Act 1950 (Bihar Act 34 of 1950), was challenged on the ground of violation of Article 14. The Act declared the settlement of certain Sathi lands in the Champaran district to be void and restored these lands to the Bettiah Wards estate

"Bihar has become a byword for the worst of India, of widespread and inescapable poverty, of corrupt politicians indistinguishable from mafia-dons they patronise, caste-ridden social order that has retained the worst feudal cruelties....of chronic misrule that has allowed infrastructure to crumble, the education and health system to collapse, and law and order to evaporate" (Long, 2004, p.17-18). India has witnessed many scams over the years, and the number keeps increasing by the day. It is most

Production and Iron and Steel industry. A brief review of the state and development of industries in India during the 20th century shows that railways reached out from Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. Coal mines began to be seriously worked in Bengal and Bihar. Cotton mills and Jute mills were set up in various parts of India. Serious attempts were made to manufacture paper in India through machines, and this, the industrialization proved to be

“The claim of a country’s civilization depends upon the treatment to the minorities” - Mahatma Gandhi. India in its globalization era boasting about its nuclear power and information technology cannot deny the harsh realities of poverty, unemployment, over population, hunger, illiteracy etc. education is still continuing to be a luxury even for the middle class. Education plays a catalytic role in socio economic development of a country, education is not only an economic variable but is also socio

What are Self-Help Groups? The Self-Help Groups are informal associations of people who choose to come together to find ways for the betterment of their living standard. The SHG’s in India help to build social capital among the poor section of society, especially women. The Self Help Group (SHG) is a small voluntary association to form a group. It is informal and homogenous in nature of not more than twenty members. It basically consists of maximum 20 members as any group having more than 20 members

Work Life Balance of Bidi Rolling Women Workers of Belwa , Ramnagar in West Champaran District, Bihar Dr Vinita Verma, Assistant professor, Amity, Patna. Abstract: This article provides an insight on the work life balance of Bihar(India) women bidi rolling workers. It highlights the various values, attitudes and beliefs of women regarding job anxiety in their unorganized work procedure. It particularly highlights the balancing of work and personal life of Bidi rolling women workers. Bidi (a handmade

revolutionary and the younger brother of Sri Aurobindo, whenever they needed money, addressing the Barindra with the code-name "Sukumar" for safety. to assassinate Kingsford, the Calcutta Presidency Magistrate, and later, magistrate of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. On the evening of 30 April 1908, the duo waited in front of the gate of the European Club for the carriage of Kingsford to come. The time was around 8.30 pm. When the carriage came out, they responded quickly, holding their pistols in one hand as

Plassey and Buxar were fought with the purpose to establish English regime in the land of India by English East India Company. Actually, battle of Buxar was the supplementary part of the battle of Plassey. After this battle, the regime of English East India Company began in Bengal, and also its influence was spread. During the existence of regime of Mogul empire in India, Europeans had already entered. Mogul emperors were ruling their empire deputing or appointing representatives in their emperors'