Bihar in a glance

Important dates in Bihar history
* 560-480 BCE: Anga, Buddha * 490 BCE: Establishment of Patliputra (Modern Patna) * Before 325 BCE: Anga, Nanda clan in Magadhaa, Licchavis in Vaishali * Before 500 BCE: Foundation of world's first republic in Vaishali. * 450-362 BCE: Emperor Mahapadma Nanda is ruler of the Magadha Kingdom, Nanda Dynasty; Start of the Golden Age of Bihar * 304 BCE: A Read More...
Current Chief Minister of Bihar
Profile of Shri Nitish kumar, Chief Minister of Bihar E Mail : cmbihar@nic.in Tele : 0612-2215886, 2215784 (O), 2222079 (R) Father\'s Name : Late Shri Kaviraj Ram Lakhan Singh Mother\'s Name : Smt. Parmeshwari Devi Date of Birth : 1st March, 1951. Place of Birth : Bakhtiarpur, District - Patna, State - Bihar. Marital Status : Married. Date of Marriage : 22nd February, 1973. Spouse\'s Name : Late Manju Kumari Sinha. No. of Children : One. Read More...
Post medieval Bihar
Post medieval Bihar came under British rule, but what is remarkable abut this era of Bihar is that the father of the nation Gandhi started his first satya graha at Champaran which is situated in Bihar in other words the war of modern war of independence of India was literally launched from the soil of Bihar. The rulers at this time were no doubt English but the first territory conquered by Ghanaian satya graha was initiated from Bihar. Mahatma Gandhi gave an historical call to Cha Read More...