Bihar is one of the longest inhabited places in the world with a history going back to the Neolithic age. Since that time, Biharis have long been involved in some of the most important … 展开

The traditional dress of Bihari people includes Dhoti and Chapkan (Angarkha) or Kurta (replacing the older chapkan which is a robe fastened on the right or on the left) for men and Saree for women. In rural Bihar, men also wear a sort of plaid called Gamchha, … 展开

Bihari society follows a rigid caste system. The castes of Bihar are divided into Forward Castes, Other Backward Class, Extremely Backward Caste, Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes. There exists a category among the Schedule Castes called Mahadalit, which … 展开

The politics of Bihar is influenced by caste and religion based consciousness to a large extent. The upper castes dominated the politics and political … 展开

Many academics including Dirk Kolff and Walter Hauser have noted that Bihar has a history of armed activism among its peasantry. For centuries, Purbiya soldiers from Western Bihar have long served as soldiers in the armies of Kings in Western regions of India. 展开

Hindi is the official language of the State. Maithili (61 million speakers including Bajjika dialect which has 11 million speakers in India), and Urdu are other recognised languages of the state. Unrecognised languages of the state are Bhojpuri (60 million), … 展开

Notable local foods of Bihar include Dal Pitha, Litti Chokha, Chana Ghugni, Mutton Kabab and Reshmi Kabab, Kadhi Bari, Puri Sabzi, Malpua,Satru Paratha,Doodh Pittha,Bajka,Kopal/Arikanch ka sabzi,many kinds of saags, etc. The famous sweets include … 展开