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	Bihar Summary
		A state of the Indian Union, Bihar is bordered on the north by Nepal and by the states of West Bengal on the east, Uttar Pradesh on the west, Orissa on the south, and the new state of Jharkhand on the south and southwest.
		To Bihar's north is the Kingdom of Nepal.
		Bihar saw a brief period of glory for six years during the rule of Sher Shah Suri, who was from Sasaram and built the longest road of the Indian subcontinent, the Grand Trunk Road, which starts from Calcutta and ends at Peshawar in Pakistan.
	www.bookrags.com /Bihar (3655 words)

	List of people from Bihar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of notable personalities from Bihar, India.
		This list is not based on the extent of their popularity.
		ChandraGupta Maurya, native of Patliputra, rival and successor of Mahapadma Nanda
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_people_from_Bihar (119 words)

	Bihar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Bihar saw a brief period of glory for six years during the rule of Sher Shah Suri, who was from Sasaram and built the longest road of the Indian subcontinent, the Grand Trunk Road, which starts from Calcutta and ends at Peshawar in Pakistan.
		Bihar is among the least developed states of India and has a per capita income of $94 a year against India's average of $255.
		Bihar has a very old tradition of beautiful folk songs, sung during important family occasions, such as marriage, birth ceremonies, festivals, etc. They are sung mainly in group settings without the help of many musical instruments, though Dholak, and occasionally Tabla and Harmonium are used.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bihar_(India) (3521 words)

	Columns: Kautilya
		In the central Bihar districts of Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Nawadah and Bhojpur, most affected by violence unleashed by Naxalites and the caste senas, the proportion is higher, at around 20 per cent.
		Bihar's overall literacy rate in 1991 was 38.5 per cent, whereas Jehanabad's was 46.4 per cent and Nalanda's 47 per cent.
		The Bihar Government claims to have acquired 3.85 lakh acres of surplus land, while scholars like Indu Bharati have estimated that the land that is surplus is actually 18 lakh acres.
	www.lib.virginia.edu /area-studies/SouthAsia/bihar/jairam.html (831 words)

	Bihar Anjuman - largest online network from Bihar or Jharkhand
		Bihar Anjuman is a network of individuals and organizations having a shared vision of "striving towards educational and socio-economic empowerment of muslims".
		Bihar Anjuman 's discussion forum is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biharanjuman, where registered members share knowledge and experience, news and views, help each other with job-postings and placements, career-guidance, etc. Anyone can view the number of members (as calculated by the system) on the left side (almost at the middle of page) as following:
		Here, in Bihar Anjuman, every one has a fair chance of proving that he/ she has some love for his/ her fellow Muslims and he/ she is ready to obey Allah's commandments and Rasool's advices, in this respect.
	www.biharanjuman.org /faq.htm (1192 words)

	Bihar Tourism,Bihar India Tourism,Infor Guide on Bihar Tourism
		Bihar is a land of culture and traditions also famous as a Buddhist pilgrimage center, housing sacred temples, Buddhist monasteries, monuments and world renowned Madhubain paintings in India.
		The festivals of Bihar are varied and variegated and are rooted deep in the history of the place.
		Bihar tourism today boasts of two national parks and twenty one sanctuaries that are hideouts for wolves; it includes a sanctuary for dolphins; a crocodile center; a welcome jheel, receptive to lakhs of migratory birds from Central Asia, besides other surprises springing up from the priceless heritage of the wild denizens.
	www.indiasite.com /bihar (635 words)

	About Bihar Anjuman, the largest online network from Bihar or Jharkhand
		The driving motto was to urge the people to join hands together and pool their resources for maximizing the benefits to the Muslim society in general and to the Bihari and Jharkhandi society in particular.
		Bihar Anjuman can boast of bringing many active, kind, knowledgeable and resourceful people together, from all corners of the world, to interact and act jointly to educate, motivate, inspire and instill confidence; to remove disappointments, eradicate miseries, and help the needy.
		Although it is not possible to list all that the Bihar Anjuman has been able to do till date since its inception, a few of the efforts in serving the community are presented as Case Studies on this website, just to serve as example of what Anjuman has been doing.
	www.biharanjuman.org /about.htm (796 words)

	In love with India...: What’s wrong with Bihar?
		Bihar, known as Magadha, was the center of the Mauryan empire, which dominated the Indian subcontinent from 325 BC to 185 BC.
		Bihar joined the ranks of the most under-developed parts of the world (only six countries, all in Africa, have a lower development index).
		Bihar's industrial growth throughout the planning era has been less than half the national average, in spite of having India's, and indeed one of the world's, richest mineral belts in the form of the Chhotanagpur plateau until four years ago.
	erasmus-in-india.blogspot.com /2006/05/whats-wrong-with-bihar.html (1466 words)

	Bhojpuri Sansaar - A Global Village of Bhojpuri People on the net
		Bhojpuri people started settling down to different part of the world as early as late eighteenth century for the their livelihood as farm labourer in Oceania, Africa, Latin America and in Caribbean islands under Imperial Power of Europe.
		These people nurture the same belief and faith, practice the same social custom and rituals and they are deeply bonded to their family and ancient social values.
		People from all over the world (USA, UK, Holland, Singapore, Malaysia, Norway, Australia, Fiji, Guyana and Nepal etc.) with their roots in Bihar, UP, Jharkhand and MP have joined this group to spread awareness about this language which is spoken not only in Northern India but also in all the continents of the world.
	www.geocities.com /binay_rekha/bhojpuri.htm (1047 words)

	Fairs and Festivals of Bihar,Famous Festivals of Bihar,Famous Fairs and Festivals in Bihar India
		Bihar, the land of culture and tradition is also famous for its various fairs and festivals.
		At one time Bihar was beyond the pale of Aryan culture and remained free fro the influences of Vedic religion.
		During this period, the people of ancient Bihar worshipped the forces of nature, like serpents, stones, trees, Chaityas (funerary mounds) Yakshas (semi divine beings), etc. Gradually these objects were incorporated into the Aryan pantheon and in exchange Brahmana leadership and Vedic sacrifices were accepted by the people of this region.
	www.indiasite.com /bihar/festivals.html (2349 words)

	Widespread protests against Bihar poverty list
		The outburst was targeted against the inclusion of names of rich people, including contractors, ministers, businessmen, armymen, petrol pump owners, in the BPL list prepared by the 15-month-old Nitish Kumar government.
		Two people were killed and six injured in Matihani block of Begusarai district three days ago when police fired to quell a mob that attacked the block office there alleging irregularities in the distribution of food stamps for those in the BPL list.
		According to the revised BPL list prepared under the NDA government, the rural BPL population in the state varies between 6 million (on 13 points) and 12 million (on 20 points) with the urban poor still remaining uncovered.
	news.indiainfo.com /2007/03/23/widespread-bihar.html (604 words)

	bihar bandh evokes good response
		THE Bihar state committee of the CPI(M) has congratulated the people of the state in general and the citizens of state capital (Patna) in particular for the unprecedented success of the Bihar bandh call on January 3, given by the party and the Coordination Committee of Left parties.
		The CPI(M) had appealed to the people of Bihar not to give any quarter to the BJP efforts to turn the protest violent and convert it into a communal conflagration.
		But the story failed to convince the people of the state capital and it became clear within hours that they were no criminals as the police had claimed but the residents of a nearby locality.
	pd.cpim.org /2003/0112/01122003_bihar.htm (1404 words)

	Ram Yadav: ZoomInfo Business People Information
		A copy of the communication together with its enclosures was forwarded by the Joint Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Personnel to the OSD to the Governor, State of Bihar, requesting him to forward the comments of the Governor in the matter after seeking version of Dr.
		Yadav, also did sign the final selection list, being the Chairman of the Commission but admittedly he had not participated in the selection process, not being present at the time of the interview where Respondent No. 3 in that case was selected.
		Yadav had signed the final selection list as Chairman (which he was obliged to do in discharge of his official duties), he should be deemed to have influenced other members of the Selection Committee including the outside experts.
	www.zoominfo.com /people/yadav_ram_329523826.aspx (1548 words)

	Events: Bihar; Proud to be Bihari, June 1 2003. The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Bihar has become the symbol of whatever is bad in the Indian system.
		People in Patna paid the highest property tax in the country at 43.5 per cent and also the lowest at 9 per cent.
		But people belonging to lower strata and the minority communities see me as a messiah, since they know that I am committed to their cause.
	www.the-week.com /23jun01/events1.htm (1750 words)

	BookReview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		That he is Bihar's political 'vampire' is not much debated but Thakur only stokes fire to the argument.
		Shortly afterwards, Bihar was turned into a land of the lawless who had a free run.
		In the first eight years of Laloo-Rabri raj, 17,000 people were kidnapped for ransom, 51,528 people were murdered (excluding caste and political conflicts), 24,000 dacoities, 24, 699 cases of loot and 7,290 cases of rape.
	www.netguruindia.com /bookreview/bihar.html (654 words)

	Jharkhand-bihar Info Page
		Finally in July 2005 we came together as a group of people who wanted to share ideas, develop documentation, and create a resource for other interested volunteers in the area of Bihar and Jharkhand and that is what the ‘Beejh’ cell is all about.
		Bihar is one of the BIMARU states and much work needs to be done in Bihar & Jharkhand.
		We must remeber that Bihar is unique in that even after scoring lowest on most of the HDI (human DEvelopment Indices) it has one of the most politically and socially conscious people.
	lists.aidindia.org /mailman/listinfo/jharkhand-bihar (895 words)

	:: ASC :: Seismicity of Bihar, India
		The central sections of Bihar lie (5) atop the Gandak depression and East Uttar Pradesh shelf.
		This event is located along the state border between Jharkhand and Bihar, near the town of Rajauli in southern Bihar.
		Nearly 900 people were killed in eastern Nepal and the bordering district of Bihar, India.
	asc-india.org /seismi/seis-bihar.htm (1057 words)

	Bihar
		There was a division of Bihar in 2000, when the industrially advanced and mineral-rich part of the state was carved out as the separate state of Jharkhand.
		Bihar is among the less developed states of India and has a low per capita income.
		Bihar has a very old tradition of beautiful folk songs, sung during important family occasions, such as marriage, birth ceremonies, festivals, etc. They are sung mainly in group settings without the help of any musical instruments.
	www.vetty.com /wpcd/wp/b/Bihar.htm (2106 words)

	List of people known as the father or mother of something Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		List of people known as the father or mother of something Encyclopedia
		List of people known as father or mother of something
		Exceptions are those people described as fathers or mothers of nations; these are listed at Father and Mother of the Nation.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/List_of_people_known_as_the_father_or_mother_of_something.html (3082 words)

	Bihar Polls: Paswan paid for NDA’s victory - India Daily
		Legislator’s daughter kidnapped in Bihar, family receives Rs 1 crore ransom call Kidnapping is like a budding industry in Bihar and the Nitish...
		Delhi CM says to stop people’s migration in Delhi from Bihar & UP, regrets later Delhi is the place of opportunities for the people of north Indian...
		Banks in ‘Poor’ Bihar received record deposit of Rs 56,341 crore in 2006-07 Bihar ranks among the poor states in the country.
	www.indiadaily.org /entry/bihar-polls-paswan-paid-for-ndas-victory (920 words)

	Bihar - State Of India - Kids Corner By India Vilas
		Bihar is the ninth largest state (in area) in India and second largest in population.
		Chhath is one of the holiest festivals for the people of Bihar.
		This is observed mostly by the people of North Bihar.
	www.indiavilas.com /kidscorner/states_indiamain.asp?s=Bihar (545 words)

	Government Bihar India Asia Regional
		Bihar: Pension To The Emergency Detenus, Whether The Hindutva...CounterCurrents.org, India - May 24, 2007Question naturally arises what could be a correct position vis-a-vis this proposal of Nitish led government in Bihar.
		Ten new govt hospitals in Bihar by 2008NewKerala.com, India - May 23, 2007Patna, May 23: About ten new government hospitals are coming up in Bihar in as many districts by 2008 at a cost of Rs 61.96 crore to provide modern medicare...
		Patna DailyNHRC Fines Bihar Government for Human Rights ViolationPatna Daily, India - May 20, 20078 of the 10 cases relate to death of prisoners in various Bihar jail in the absence of proper medical care or protection, officials said.
	www.iaswww.com /ODP/Regional/Asia/India/Bihar/Government (382 words)

	Bihar festivals,festivals in bihar,bihar fairs and festivals,fair and festival tour,festivals tour in bihar,bihar ...
		Bihar as a part of this ancient land is no exception and has a long list of celebrations.
		People celebrate this festival with immense faith the folk songs sung in the honour of ‘Surya Dev’ and ‘Chatti Maiyya’ can be heard at every nook and corner the sweetness of the songs lets you feel the holiness of the festival.
		People pray to goddess ‘Mansa’ for the welfare of their family.
	www.tourmyindia.com /states/bihar/festival.html (554 words)

	Dalits targeted after Panchayat polls in Bihar - India Daily
		The Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is trying hard to establish law and order in Bihar but he will have to show greater will-power to restrict these kinds of shameful acts.
		Nitish supports Private Army in Bihar to fight with mafias & Naxals The Chief Minister of Bihar himself is favoring the establishment of...
		ONGC to explore crude reserves in Ganga basin in Bihar Once I had read somewhere that people of Bihar are poor, not the state...
	www.indiadaily.org /entry/dalits-targeted-after-panchayat-polls-in-bihar (971 words)

	Recipes in Bihar & Jharkhand, East India Cuisine, Recipes of India,Indian Reicpes,Recipes in India
		Lord Buddha attained enlightenment in Bihar and hence the impact of Buddhism is significant of the state.
		People are largely vegetarian though many are fond of chicken and meat dishes.
		Bihar has also been under the reign of mighty Moghuls and naturally the exotic Mughal cuisine affected the Bihar style of cooking and the taste of the inhabitants of the state.
	www.surfindia.com /recipes/bihar-and-jharkhand.html (433 words)

	Bihar Related Newslinks on IndianNGOs.com
		According to the latest statistics provided by the Bihar State Aids Control Society (BSACS), the number of HIV positive cases in the state is close to 10,000.
		Over half a million people in villages and cities of Bihar have been severely affected by floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains as all the major rivers continue to swell and overflow.
		The projects approved for Bihar under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) is expected to cost Rs.4.95 billion, according to a statement issued by the ministry.
	www.indianngos.com /news/bihar.htm (978 words)

	Read Reviews on Bihar Times - MouthShut.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Well you are the only place and people who choose famous male politician first and then after scandle made his wife your second choice.
		Bihar is first in doing this and USA was next to follow.
		The word is “Jungle raaj” and I hope you all people very well understand...
	mouthshut.com /product-reviews/Bihar_Times-925006636.html (215 words)

	Bihar's landless landlords die watching others reap the harvest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		That should automatically strike him off the list of the countless landless tribals of Bihar, but Tirkey is a landless landlord.
		This was in keeping with the spirit of the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1950 and the Bihar Land Ceiling Act, 1961.
		Till 1991, the state of Bihar had distributed land deeds vesting the right of ownership in 2.49 lakh landless people belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other weaker sections, according to the Bihar Directorate of Statistics and Evaluation carried out in 1997.
	www.ambedkar.org /News/hl/Biharslandless.htm (611 words)

	The Hindu Business Line : Bihar: The road ahead
		The mandate is clear; the people of Bihar have voted across caste and communal divide to send the strong message that they want change.
		Perhaps, Bihar's oppressed classes think they have paid off their debt to the champion of social justice and decided to call it quits.
		Bihar may have lost much of its mineral and metal resources advantage to Jharkhand and is yet to get the huge compensation package it was promised when the new State was carved out.
	www.thehindubusinessline.com /2005/11/24/stories/2005112400201000.htm (1363 words)

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