Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the second largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of 94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi), and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, and with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges, which flows from west to east.
Rajendra Prasad was an Indian politician, lawyer, Indian independence activist, journalist & scholar who served as the first president of Republic of India from 1950 to 1962. He joined the Indian National Congress during the Indian Independence Movement and became a major leader from the region of Bihar and Maharashtra. A supporter of Mahatma Gandhi, Prasad was imprisoned by British authorities during the Salt Satyagraha of 1931 and the Quit India movement of 1942. After the constituent assembly 1946 elections, Prasad served as Minister of Food and Agriculture in the central government. Upon independence in 1947, Prasad was elected as President of the Constituent Assembly of India, which prepared the Constitution of India and served as its provisional Parliament.
Syed Shahnawaz Hussain is an Indian politician and a member of the Central Election Committee of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is one of the national spokespersons of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hussain was the Minister of Textiles and the Minister Civil Aviation in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He has been the Minister of Industries of the Government of Bihar since 9 February 2021 To 9 August 2022.
Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament representing Munger in the 17th Lok Sabha from Janata Dal (United). He is National party president of JDU. He was also the former JD(U) Bihar unit President.
Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Silk City, it is a major educational, commercial, and political center, and listed for development under the Smart City program, a joint venture between Government and industry. The Gangetic plains surrounding the city are very fertile and the main crops include rice, wheat, maize, barley, and oilseeds. The river is home to the Gangetic dolphin, the National Aquatic Animal of India, and the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is established near the town. The city holds the largest Manasa Puja and one of the largest processions in Kali Puja, an intangible cultural heritage of the region.
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, formerly Bihar University, popularly known as Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Bihar University (BRABU), is a public university located in Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. Established in 1960, the university has 38 constituent colleges and 40 affiliated colleges. It offers education from undergraduate to postgraduate and research level, as well as Distance education. It is named after B. R. Ambedkar, social reformer and the architect of Indian Constitution.
Tilka Majhi Bhagalpur University, formerly Bhagalpur University, is a public university in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India. It was established on 12 July 1960, having local colleges initially associated with Patna University. Its campus is around 264 acres (1.07 km2) in area. The name was changed from Bhagalpur University to Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University in 1991 in commemoration of Tilka Majhi, a freedom fighter.
Bihar has been a major centre of learning and home to one of the oldest universities of India dating back to the fifth century and the tradition of learning which had its origin from ancient times was lost during the medieval period when it is believed that marauding armies of the invaders destroyed these centres of learning.
Banaili Raj also known as Garhbanaili Raj was a zamindari estate based in the Indian state of Bihar. They were considered one of the ruling dynasties of the Mithila region. Rulers and holders of this estate were Maithil Brahmin.
Jitender Singh Tomar is an Indian politician and former cabinet minister of Home, law and justice in the Government of NCT of Delhi headed by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal from which he was resigned after a Fake Degree case against him. He is a member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and represents Tri Nagar in the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Delhi.
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bhagalpur is one of the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT), a group of institutes of Higher education in India focused on Information Technology. It was established by the Ministry of Education (MoE), formerly the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, and few industry partners as a Not-for-profit Public Private Partnership (N-PPP) Institution. IIIT Bhagalpur was declared as an Institute of National Importance (INI) in September 2020.The institute started functioning from July 2017 in a 50-acres campus at Bhagalpur College of Engineering. It was being mentored by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG) till April 2019 when it got its own director.
Kharhara is a small town in Banka district in the state of Bihar, India. It is the birthplace of Satish Chandra Jha, one of seven martyrs Shaheed Smarak Patna who hoisted the flag of India at Patna Secretariat during 1942 Quit India Movement.
Baba Farid Law College or BFLC is a private law college situated beside Kotkapura Road, Faridkot in the Indian state of Punjab. It offers undergraduate 3 years law course and 5 year Integrated B.A. LL.B. which is approved by Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi and affiliated to Punjabi University. This law college is named after Fariduddin Ganjshakar alias Baba Farid and was established in 2004.
Biswanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies is a private Law school situated beside Lal Darwaza Main Road, Basudevpur in Munger in the Indian state of Bihar. It offers undergraduate 3 years LL.B. and 5 years Integrated Law course which is approved by Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi and affiliated to Munger University. Biswanath Singh Institute of Legal Studies was established in 1992.
Bidheh Law College is a Law school situated in Madhubani in the Indian state of Bihar. It offers undergraduate 3 years LL.B. and 5 years integrated law course which is approved by Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi and affiliated to Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University. Bidheh Law College was established in 1977.
Suryadeo Law College or S.D. Law College is a Law school situated beside Lal Kothi Road, Karpoor Nagar, Katihar in the Indian state of Bihar. It offers 5 years integrated LL.B. course which is approved by Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi and affiliated to Purnea University.
Veeravalli College of Law is a private law school situated at Kotilingala Peta, Prakasamnagar in Rajahmundry, East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The law college offers 3 years LL.B. (Hons), five-years integrated B.A., LL.B. and two years LL.M. courses approved by the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi and affiliated to Andhra University. This Law institute was established in 2009.
BP Mandal College of Engineering, Madhepura is a government engineering college in Madhepura district of Bihar, India. It was established in the year 2016 under Department of Science and Technology, Bihar. The college is named after the name of BP Mandal, 7th chief minister of Bihar. It is affiliated with Aryabhatta Knowledge University and approved by All India Council for Technical Education.
Satyanarayan Singh was a Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly. He was elected from Chautham twice between 1990 and 2000 from Communist Party of India. He was state secretary of Bihar unit of Communist Party of India since 2015.
