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  2. Languages of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    The first success of spreading Modern Standard Hindi occurred in Bihar in 1881, when it displaced Standard Urdu as the sole official medium of the province. In this struggle between Hindi and Urdu standards of the Hindustani language, the potential claims of the three large mother tongues in the region – Bhojpuri, Maithili and Magahi were ignored.

  3. Kaithi - Wikipedia

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    The name Kaithi script is derived from the term Kayastha, a socio-professional group historically linked to writing, record-keeping and administration. [2] This community served in royal courts and later in British colonial administration, maintaining revenue records, legal documents, title deeds, and general correspondence. [ 3 ]

  4. Uchhaith - Wikipedia

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    He has survey Khatiyan of the land, so he claimed the ownership of the temple. But Bihar Religious Trust Council claimed that the temple belongs to the public trust. The council asked for audit of the incomes and expenditures in the temple to the priest on 7 November 1994.

  5. Geography of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    Bihar is India's most flood-prone state, with 76% of the population in the north Bihar living under the recurring threat of flood devastation. [24] According to some historical data, 16.5% of the total flood affected area in India is located in Bihar while 22.1% of the flood affected population in India lives in Bihar. [25]

  6. Bihari Muslims - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. List of districts of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    Districts of Bihar. Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks.. A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service.

  8. Bihari culture - Wikipedia

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    In Bihar, Domkach is a ceremonial dance form performed in the Mithila and Bhojpur regions. [16] Bideshiya is a form of dance-drama that is believed to have been created by Bhikhari Thakur, a barber with a passion for drama. [17] It deals with social issues and conflict between traditional and modern, rich and poor.

  9. Zamindars of Bihar - Wikipedia

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    The zamindars of Bihar were numerous and could be divided into small, medium and large depending on how much land they controlled. [2] Within Bihar, the zamindars had both economic and military power. Each zamindari would have their own standing army which was typically composed of their own clansmen. [3]