Mera Apna Bihar

Introduction
Once a part of Saran district,Siwan became a separate district in the year 1972.This is the native district of India's first president Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

The district is known for its ancient temples.A large number of devotess assemble at Mehdar temple or Anand Bagh Math and Sunder Bagh Math.People also throng Faridpur to have a glimpse of Ashiana,the house of Maulana Mazharul Haq,an eminent Bihari who stood for Hindu-Muslim unity.
Places of Interest
Zeeradei
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Formely a subdivision of Muzaffarpur district, Sitamarhi was inaugurated as a district on December 11, 1972 by the then Bihar chief minister Late Kedar Pandey. Situated on the Indo-Nepal border, its population is around 25 lakh.

Sitamarhi is said to be the birthplace of Hindu goddess Sita, also revered as Janaki. The legend has it that the King of Janakpur (in Nepal, 60 km from here), ploughed the land here to get rid of a devastating drought, and it was in the course of the... Read full post

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Prior to bifurcation of Siwan and Gopalganj districts in 1992, Saran district with its HQ at Chhapra

was one of the biggest and oldest districts of Bihar. The meaning of the word "Saran" corresponds to "asylum" or "refuge" in English. Chinese traveller Xuanzang also refers to Saran in his memoirs.By 1666, the Dutch established their trade in saltpetre at Chhapra. Prior to 1905, Saran was part of Bengal, Orissa and Assam. It continued to be part of Orissa till 1936.
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Samastipur became a district on November 14, 1972. Earlier it was a sub division of the Darbhanga district. The district is surrounded by Darbhanga in north, Patna in south, Begusarai in east and Muzaffarpur and Vaishali in west. It has four sub-divisional towns, Samastipur,Dalsingsarai, Patori and Rosera.

There is no forest area in the district. Most of the people are dependent on agriclulture. Cash crops like tobacco, cane, chilli, turmeric and different types of vegetables... Read full post

IntroductionSaharsa,now a divisional head quarter situated nearly 272 km away from the state capital Patna,was a part of Bhagalpur district in the pre-independence days.Carved out as a separate district in April 1954, Saharsa has been a place of attraction for the tourists mainly because of its historical, religious and cultural heritage.

In 1905,a copper platewas discovered from Bangaon village which is said to have brought to light a new history of the Pala dynasty. Archaeological remains... Read full post

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Sasaram, the headquarters town of Rohtas district, is steeped in history. It is an important railway

station between Mughalsarai and Gaya. The station has stoppage of all the important trains. The Grand Trunk Road also passes through the town.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR Tomb of Sher Shah The magnificent mausoleum of Sher Shah in the town is one of the noblest specimens of Pathan architecture in India. It stands in the middle of a tank.
Rohtas Fort
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Patna, which in the ancient times was known as Pataliputra, is the capital of Bihar. The city is among the world's oldest capital cities with unbroken history of many centuries as imperial metropolis.

 The history and heritage of modern-day Patna go back well over two millennia. The city of Patna is a very fertile stretch of land along the bank of tbe river Ganga.
Places of Interest
WHAT TO LOOK FOR Patna Museum  Set up in 1917, the Patna Museum is one of the few... Read full post

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Situated on the National Highway-31 on Patna-Ranchi main road, some 120 km away from Bihar capital Patna, Nawada is a place of historical and mythological significance. Half of the Nawada district's land is surrounded by forests and hills and several important places, like Kakolat Falls, offer a panoramic and pleasant natural sight to the tourists visiting Nawada.

The legend has it that Nawada was visited by Pandavas of the Mahabharata fame during their exile. Historians in... Read full post

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The ancient town in Bihar was once home to the world's first university for higher learning. Nalanda is about 90 km southeast of Patna. Nalanda means "giver of knowledge". The university at Nalanda began as a Buddhist monastery. Lord Buddha stayed at Nalanda several times in the local mango grove.

Lord Mahavir is also believed to have attained 'moksha' at Pawapuri, which is located in Nalanda. Also, according to one sect of Jainism, he was born in the nearby village, Kundalpur.... Read full post

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Muzaffarpur's recorded history dates back to the rise of Vajji republic, a confederation of eight clans of which the Lichchhavis were the most powerful and influential. The unity among the Lichchhavis was so strong that the royalty of even the powerful kingdom of Magadh had to go for matrimonial alliances with members of the Lichchhavi clans in 519 BC.

Besides being a seat of one the oldest republics of the world, Muzaffarpur is also believed' by some Jains to be the... Read full post