BIHAR UPRISING

'Bihari'   B ihar is not about having Ras-bihari (criminals/ goonda) as portrayed by Indian movie industries (Bollywood,Telugu and Tamil). Bihari is not a bad word as depicted by rest of Indians.   few common Bihari are:-  Dr. Rajendra Prasad-your first president. Tulsidas- writer of Ramchritramanas. Kalidas-another great writer. Post service start here by Shershah Suri(only emperor who ruled Mughal). It gave the world its first Republic. Here Buddha(God for Chinese) gave his first thought. It had the world’s most ancient (Nalanda) university. Chanakya (grandfather of economics) wrote here the first book on Economics. Mahavir founded Jainism here. Valmiki wrote Ramayan, the greatest Epic of World. Rishi Shushrut, the father of surgery,lived on the soil of Bihar. Vatsayana(again a bihari) wrote Kamasutra, the complete art of sex and love. Aryabhatt (discover decimal and zero), the great ancient mathematician was also fro...

   Litti Chokha is a traditional dish eaten mainly in Bihar and Jharkhad. It can be had for lunch, dinner or you can make it on your holidays and you will surely love it. Litti is similar to Bati in appearance but there is a little difference. The Pitthi(stuffing) to be filled in it is made with Sattu and Litti is eaten with brinjal bharta or mashed potato. We can also prepare Mixed Veg Chokha. So let us start the preparation for Litti Choka.   Ingredients: • For The Litti Dough • 250 gm Atta • 100 gm Besan (Gram Flour) • 5 gm Ajwain • 5 gm Mangraila Salt (according to taste) • Water For The Litti Filling • 250 gm Sattu (Roasted Gram Flour) • 1 clove Garlic (finely chopped) • 50 gm Ginger (finely chopped) • 5 piece Green Chilies (finely chopped) • ½ a bunch Cilantro (Dhaniya) Leaves • ½ tsp Thyme (Ajwain) • 2 tsp Lemon Juice For the Chokha • 1 piece big Brinjal (whole) • Tomato 2 pieces (whole) ...

Ashoka, the Mauryan Emperor, looked at the bodies strewn around the smashed city, and at the Daya River that ran red with blood. He was surveying the damage that his army had inflicted on the recalcitrant Kalinga region. About 100,000 civilians were dead, as well as 10,000 of Ashoka's soldiers. Far from feeling the glorious rush of victory, Ashoka felt sick and saddened. He vowed that never again would he rain down death and destruction on other people. He would devote himself to his Buddhist faith and practice ahimsa , or nonviolence. This story and many others about a great emperor called Ashoka appear in ancient Sanskrit literature, including the Ashokavadana , Divyavandana , and Mahvamsa . For many years, westerners considered them to be mere legend. They did not connect the ruler Ashoka, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya , to the stone pillars inscribed with edicts that are sprinkled all around the edges of India . In 1915, however, archaeologists found a pillar inscr...

Bihar in the ancient times was known by "Magadh". Magadh (Bihar) was founded by King Jarasandha, a semi mythical king some 5000 years ago. Since then, Magadh has been in the eye of each and every one. It has been the centre of every Great Revolution, be it Religious reformation or Political. Mythologically, Bihar is also mentioned in Ramayana, the Holy Epic of Hindus. During Bhagwan Ram's time North-East Bihar was known by Mithila and it was ruled by Maharaj Janak, Father of Goddess Sita, who later married Lord Ram. Jaanki Mata, Goddess Sita, consort of Bhagwan Ram was born in Bihar's Mithilanchal (Mithila) district, she was daughter of an ancient king of Bihar from Mithilanchal, called Maharaj Janak. She was called Mithlesh-Nandini, a daughter of Mithila. She has been regarded as the Kuldevi (Goddess) of Magadh, and Sun God Surya is the Kuldevta(chief God) of Magadh. That is the reason why Chatth-Parva(a festival of Bihar) for the worship of Sun-God is s...

THE GREATEST MASS LEADER EVER :                        Shri Jaiprakash Narayan was born on October 11,1902 in Sitabdiara Village of Chhapra district in Bihar. He was the son of Shri Harsood Lai and Smt. Phool Rani. When Narayan was 9 years old he left his village to enroll in 7th class of the collegiate school at Patna. While in school, Jayaprakash read magazines like Saraswati, Prabha and Pratap, books like Bharat- Bharati, and poems by Maithilsharan Gupta and Bharatendu Harishchandra which described the courage and valour of the Rajput kings. Jayaprakash also read the Bhagwad Gita.  His essay, “The present state of Hindi in Bihar” won a best essay award.He excelled in school and by 1918 completed school and undertook the ‘State Public Matriculation Examination’ and won a District merit scholarship to Patna college. In 1922 he went to San-Francisco where he did hi...

This picture is of "Vashishth Narayan Singh" one of the the greatest Mathematician alive. When most of us are striving hard to get a visa for USA this man came ... back to India in 1972 to serve in academics. 1961: Passed matriculation from Bihar Board 1961: Admitted to the prestigious Science College, Patna 1963: Went to University of California, Berkley to study Mathematics under Prof. John L. Kelley 1963 - 1969: Pursued special MSc in Mathematics. 1969: Got PhD from University of California, Berkley, USA 1969: Joined NASA as an Associate Scientist Professor in Washington DC, USA 1969 - 1972: Remained in NASA 1972: Returned to India 1972: Joined as a Lecturer in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur. 1972 - 1977: Joined as a lecturer in IIT Kanpur, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Bombay and Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata. 1977: shows symptom of Mental illness, Schizophrenia, admitted to the mental hosp...

First President of the Republic of India (shri. Dr. Rajendra Prasad)  Dr. Rajendra Prasad was a Kayastha and born in Zeradei, in the Siwan District of Bihar near Chhapra on December 3, 1884. His father Mahadev Sahai was a scholar of both the Persian and Sanskrit languages, while his mother, Kamleshwari Devi, was a religious woman who would tell stories from the Ramayana to her son. He was the youngest son in the family.When Prasad was 5 years old, his parents placed him under the tutelage of a Moulavi, an accomplished Muslim scholar, to learn the Persian language, Hindi and arithmetic.   After the completion of traditional elementary education, he was sent to the Chapra District School and at a small age of 12, he was married to Rajavanshi Devi. He, along with his elder brother Mahendra Prasad, then went to study at T.K. Ghosh's Academy in Patna for a period of two years.  He was a brilliant student; stood first in the entrance examination to t...

ABOUT :- Maa Ambika Bhawani also known as Parvati, Gauri, Durga, is a Hindu Goddess. She is the mild aspect of Mahadevi, who in Hindu mythology known as the great Goddess. The deity is considered to be the whole personification of Adi Parashakti, with all other deities being her manifestations or incarnations. The temple dedicated to Maa Ambika Bhawani is considered one of the most popular shrines of India. This holy place is situated in Bihar’s Chappra District in the city Aami village. The name of the town is originated from the temple. The main deity of this shrine is Goddess Durga and the idol that people worship is completely made up of soil called “Pinda”. The place featuring this temple is located at a distance of 37 km east of Chhapra & 4 km west of Dighwara. It is on National highway No.-19, which is around 50 kms away from Patna, Bihar’s Capital town. In the Ami village there is an ancient place of worship, which is called ‘Amba Asthan’. Close to the shrine there is...

 Bhojpuri (Devanagari: भोजपुरी; Nastaliq: بھوجپوري)) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in Bhojpuri region of North India and Nepal. It is chiefly spoken in the Purvanchal region of Uttar Pradesh, in the western part of state of Bihar, and the northwestern part of Jharkhand in India. Bhojpuri is also spoken widely in Guyana, Suriname, Fiji, and Mauritius. The v ariant of Bhojpuri of the Surinamese Hindustanis is also referred to as Sarnami Hindustani, Sarnami Hindi or just Sarnami and has experienced considerable Creole and Dutch lexical influence. More Indians in Suriname know Bhojpuri compared to Guyana and Trinidad where the language is largely forgotten. Bhojpuri is also spoken by Muhajirs in Pakistan but restricted to older family members (the younger ones speak Urdu). Although Bhojpuri is a Bihari language, it is more similar to Awadhi, Braj Bhakha and Hindi than other Bihari languages like Magahi or Maithili. Moreover it is quite different from Maithili. Some scholars tra...