The State of Bihar
Author : Arvind N. Das
Publisher : Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,68 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Bihar (India)
ISBN :
Know Your State Bihar
Author : Arihant Experts
Publisher : Arihant Publications India limited
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 14,62 MB
Release : 2019-11-19
Category :
ISBN : 9313199750
Book Description
Bihar is the eastern state of India. It is one of the fastest growing states in India. Bihar is the fourth largest producer of vegetables and the eight largest producers of fruits in India. This state has high agricultural production making it one of the strongest sectors of the state. About 80 per cent of the state’s population is employed in agriculture, which is much higher as compared to India’s average. The state has a large base of cost-effective industrial Labour, making it an ideal destination for a wide range of industries. General knowledge of Bihar is essential for various competitive examinations and especially for the students who are appearing for Bihar Public Service commission (BPSC) and other state level examinations. The current edition of ‘Know Your State – Bihar’ gives the detailed study of History, Geography, Economy, Polity, Art & Culture, Center and State government welfare schemes and Current Affairs of Bihar. A systematic Chapter wise study will mark improvement in the performance of the students, moreover Tables, boxes and figures gives better representation for memorizing the main points. More than 1100 MCQs have been provided at the end of each chapter that helps in understanding and preparing the subject at the exam point-of-view level. This book comes a quick, relevant and easy route for achieving in the examination. TABLE OF CONTENT Bihar: Basic Information, Ancient History of Bihar, Medieval History of Bihar, Modern History of Bihar, Tribal Revolts of Bihar, Formation of Bihar, Freedom Movements in Bihar, Formation of Bihar, Geographical Structure of Bihar, Climate and Soil of Bihar, Rivers and Drainage System, Natural Vegetation of Bihar, National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of Bihar, Agriculture and Animal Husbandry in Bihar, Irrigation and Multi-purpose Projects in Bihar, Minerals and Energy Resources, Industries of Bihar, Transport on Bihar, Communication in Bihar, Administrative Set- up of Bihar, Bihar Judiciary, Local Self- Government in Bihar, District Profile of Bihar, Tourism in Bihar, Language and Literature in Bihar, Art and Crafts of Bihar, Music and Dance in Bihar, Fairs and Festival of Bihar, Sports and Awards in Bihar, Education and Health in Bihar, Tribes of Bihar, Demographic Profile of Bihar, Social Welfare Scheme of Bihar, Current Affairs.
Bazaar India
Author : Anand A. Yang
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 18,29 MB
Release : 1999-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520919969
Book Description
The role of markets in linking local communities to larger networks of commerce, culture, and political power is the central element in Anand A. Yang's provocative and original study. Yang uses bazaars in the northeast Indian state of Bihar during the colonial period as the site of his investigation. The bazaar provides a distinctive locale for posing fundamental questions regarding indigenous societies under colonialism and for highlighting less familiar aspects of colonial India. At one level, Yang reconstructs Bihar's marketing system, from its central place in the city of Patna down to the lowest rung of the periodic markets. But he also concentrates on the dynamics of exchanges and negotiations between different groups and on what can be learned through the "voices" of people in the bazaar: landholders, peasants, traders, and merchants. Along the way, Yang uncovers a wealth of details on the functioning of rural trade, markets, fairs, and pilgrimages in Bihar. A key contribution of Bazaar India is its many-stranded narrative history of some of South Asia's primary actors over the past two centuries. But Yang's approach is not that of a detached observer; rather, his own voice is engaged with the voices of the past and with present-day historians. By focusing on the world beyond the mud walls of the village, he widens the imaginative geography of South Asian history. Readers with an interest in markets, social history, culture, colonialism, British India, and historiographic methods will welcome his book.
History of Bihar, 1740-1772
Author : Shree Govind Mishra
Publisher : New Delhi : Munshiram Manoharlal
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Bihar (India)
ISBN :
Book Description
Description: During the reign of Aurangzeb, Bihar had the status of an independent administrative unit of the Mughal Empire. The Bihar governors then were in no way subordinate to the governors of Bengal. After Fakhr-ud-Dowla, its last independent governor, Bihar was, however, annexed to the Bengal Suba and it remained as an appanage of Bengal thereafter for about 200 years (1733 to 1912). The battle of Giria in 1740 made Alivardi the undisputed ruler of Bengal and Bihar, and was succeeded by Siraj-ud-Dowla in 1765. The period between 1757 and 1765 was marked by the growth of the British influence in Bengal and Bihar also was thereby exposed to the same influence. The leading officers and Zamindars of Bihar were, however, not prepared to accept the new challenge: they opposed to the English dominance over Bihar and fought single-handedly against the English before allowing Bihar to go the Bengal way. After the receipt of Clive, of the Diwani Grant over Bengal, Bihar and Orissa on August 12, 1765 from Shah Alam II, the unfortunate and shadowy Emperor of Delhi, the East India Company got a definite legal status in the system of the Mughal Empire and another phase of Bihari resistance began. During the period when Raja Shitab Roy was the Naib Nizam of Bihar the Zamindars of Seres and Cotomba and Maharajah Fatah Sahi of Husainpur, fought against the company's troops but they lost against heavy odds. The author has described these various Bihari resistances and also the company's exploits in Bihar prior to their acceptance of direct responsibility for the administration of the province in 1772 after the infamous Bengal famine of 1770.
Nitish Kumar and the Rise of Bihar
Author : Arun Sinha
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 34,75 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 067008459X
Book Description
The conventional wisdom in Bihar's political circles was that development did not win votes. Nitish Kumar challenged that assumption and changed the face of the state. Born into a humble family in Bakhtiyarpur, Nitish joined the Lohiaite Socialist Party and built his constituency, literally day by day, forgoing a stable job to travel to distant villages, suffering both financial hardship and ridicule for the eight years it took him to win people's confidence. Veteran journalist Arun Sinha tells the story of Nitish Kumar's rise against the larger canvas of social and political upheaval in Bihar, exploring the emergent desire for equality that drove progressive movements from late 1960s onwards and brought about a regime change by the 1990s. After an initial association with Lalu Prasad Yadav, Nitish Kumar rejected identity politics, recognizing that Bihar had to transcend caste if it was to grow. Nitish Kumar and the Rise of Bihar is a clear-sighted study of Indian electoral politics that unfolds with the pace of a political drama, offering hard facts and an incisive analysis of the state's turbulent trajectory. Sinha steers the narrative deftly through the complex groupings of Bihar's political arena to reveal Nitish Kumar's acumen in bringing law and order, roads, education and health to the fore of governance. From feudal politics to caste identities, and finally to development Bihar could prove to be the model for India's post-Independence journey.
History of Bihar
Author : Radhakrishna Choudhary
Publisher :
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 39,33 MB
Release : 1958
Category : Bihar (India : Province)
ISBN :
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Resurrection of the State
Author : Papiya Ghosh
Publisher :
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 15,11 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Bihar (India)
ISBN : 9789378313219
Book Description
Festschrift for Papiya Ghosh, Indian historian and social scientist; contributed articles.
The Bihar Code
Author : Bihar (India)
Publisher :
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 44,4 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Law
ISBN :
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Congress Government in Bihar
Author : Gouri Shankar P. Ambastha
Publisher :
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 31,79 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Bihar (India)
ISBN :
Book Description
Study covers the period from 1937 to 1939.
A Matter of Rats
Author : Amitava Kumar
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 22,10 MB
Release : 2014-03-10
Category : History
ISBN : 0822376458
Book Description
It is not only the past that lies in ruins in Patna, it is also the present. But that is not the only truth about the city that Amitava Kumar explores in this vivid, entertaining account of his hometown. We accompany him through many Patnas, the myriad cities locked within the city—the shabby reality of the present-day capital of Bihar; Pataliputra, the storied city of emperors; the dreamlike embodiment of the city in the minds and hearts of those who have escaped contemporary Patna's confines. Full of fascinating observations and impressions, A Matter of Rats reveals a challenging and enduring city that exerts a lasting pull on all those who drift into its orbit. Kumar's ruminations on one of the world's oldest cities, the capital of India's poorest province, are also a meditation on how to write about place. His memory is partial. All he has going for him is his attentiveness. He carefully observes everything that surrounds him in Patna: rats and poets, artists and politicians, a girl's picture in a historian's study, and a sheet of paper on his mother's desk. The result is this unique book, as cutting as it is honest.
