Mera Bihar

India is the birth place of many world-renowned religions that include, among others, Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism. All these religions, at one time or the other, found conducive environments in Bihar, one of the northern states of India. In fact, Bihar proved to be the most perfect state for the continued and sustained growth and Buddhism and Jainism. Actually, more than half of the total Buddhist and Jainism spots of India are in Bihar. Much like Lord Mahavaira, the founder of Jainism, Lord Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, had taken special liking to the serene and holy environments of Bihar. This helped Buddhism strike deep roots in the state. No wonder, Bihar, has the highest number of Buddhist sites in India and the world-renowned Buddhist Nalanda University is in Bihar. Bihar Buddhist Sites Even though the entire Bihar is a big monastery (Bihar gets is name from vihara that means monastry) with several Buddhist sites and impressive Buddhist ruins, the leading Buddhi...

If you were to go to Bihar and ask the people about Bihar, almost all of them would say that Bihar is being victimized by the central government for not able to contribute towards the Indian economy and therefore Bihar has received a step brotherly treatment. Now if one where to ask someone not from the place they would reply that Bihar is the Wild West; a place you don't want to go. Now if the same question is asked to very proud Indians, most of them would reply to you irrespective they belong to Bihar or not that it is the essence of India, the core of what India is, the place where Buddha the founder of Buddhism lived and preached, the holy place for Both Sikhs, Hindus and Jains alike. All of these answers are correct. If we were to look why the Central Government has treated Bihar badly? The reality is that it hasn't, Bihar has received central development fund even though it has not contributed towards the global economy in the past 10 years as it should have been takin...