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Tag Archives: Bihar
Celebrating Bihar’s Birth: Will It Help Remove The Tag Of Bihari?
No amount of parade and celebration on July 14, the 1789 French Revolution day, can perhaps remove the expression ‘French leave’ from the English dictionary (or filer à l’anglaise, that is, ‘English leave’ from the French vocabulary). Similarly no grand function and musical programmes on the occasion of Bihar Diwas on March 22 can perhaps prevent senior students in the campuses outside the state from poking fun at their juniors from Bihar. They may still be addressed as Harries in their hostels in Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh. It was in 2010 that the Nitish Kumar government celebrated this occasion for the first time. Many people would argue that it took 98 years for the state to realize that this is something to observe. They would attribute this to the lack of Bihari sub-nationalism, which has kept the state backward. The slur ‘Bihari’ started causing discomfort to many educated Biharis, both Hindus and Muslims. Even if Bihar gets developed the slur Bihari would not lose its meaning. Continue reading
Rahmani-30: A school Of Hope
Rahmani-30 is set up on the pattern of Bihar Super-30 which is a successful experiment to pick and train 30 students from poor economic background and prepare them for entrance exam of famous Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs). Abhayanand, a senior police officer of Super-30 fame helped Maulana Wali Rahmani establish Rahmani-30. Continue reading
Hindu Students Studying Quran In A Madrasah
In Partnership With TwoCircles.net Patna: Madrasa Madinat-ul Islam is just like any other Madarsa in India. But a few students make this Madarsa different and very special. These students are Ashish Vidyarthi and Hemlata. They are the children of Mr. … Continue reading
Bhagalpur Riots: 14 Accused Convicted After 18 Years
It’s official now. It takes approximately 20 years to make some sort of legal headway against perpetrators of riots in India. The victims of anti-Sikh riots of Delhi waited for 20 years before the Nanavati Commission submitted its report in … Continue reading
Bhagalpur Riots & MF Husain ‘Biradari Bahar’ (Expelled From Community)
Nitish Kumar has ordered re-opening of 27 cases of Bhagalpur riots of 1989.. One of the worst massacres in Northern India, the riots were instrumental in turning the Muslims in the state against Congress. However, Lalu Prasad Yadav did nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged Bhagalpur-Riots, Bihar, congress, Intolerance, Lalu-Prasad-Yadav, MF Hussain, MF Hussein, riots
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