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Since that time, Biharis have long been involved in some of the most important events in South Asian history. Biharis were the founders of many great empires based out of Magadh including the Nanda Empire, Maurya Empire and the Gupta Empire. [9] All of these empires had their capitals in Pataliputra (modern-day Patna). Two of India's major ...
Biharis have sought work in many states that form part of North East India. There were significant communities in Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur. Biharis who come to work as labourers are frequently and especially targeted in Assam by ULFA militants. There is a fear amongst the local population that Bihari migrants will dominate and annihilate ...
Biharis faced reprisals from Mukti Bahini and Bengali militias [4] [1] resulting in an estimated death toll ranging from 1,000 [5] to 150,000. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Within the context of the conflict in Bangladesh, the term "Bihari" implies the migrants predominantly from the Indian state of Bihar and West Bengal, who headed for then East Pakistan, after ...
Since then, extremist groups like the United Liberation Front of Asom have taken over the "agitation", perpetrating murderous attacks upon the poorest of Biharis, such as rickshaw-pullers and casual workers. Biharis have become the targets of xenophobic violence in Maharashtra too. There, the ethnic-chauvinist, quasi-fascist Shiv Sena organised ...
Bihari Muslims are adherents of Islam who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Biharis.They are geographically native to the region comprising the Bihar state of India, although there are significantly large communities of Bihari Muslims living elsewhere in the subcontinent due to the Partition of British India in 1947, which prompted the community to migrate en masse ...
An estimated 600,000 Biharis live in 66 camps in 13 regions across Bangladesh, and an equal number have acquired Bangladeshi citizenship. In 1990, a small number of Biharis were allowed to immigrate to Pakistan. Pakistan has reiterated that as the successor state of East Pakistan, Bangladesh should accept the Biharis as full citizens.
E-papers, such as the Bihar Times and Patna Daily, have become very popular among educated Biharis, especially those living outside the region. National English dailies like The Times of India and The Economic Times and Bihar Now are read in urban regions.
Bihar has experienced strong growth in per capita net state domestic product (NSDP). At current prices, per capita NSDP of the state grew at a CAGR of 12.91% from 2004 to 2005 to 2014–15. [133] Bihar's per capita income went up by 40.6% in FY 2014–15. [134] The state's debt was estimated at 77% of GDP by 2007. [135]