IITians leave cushy jobs to work with farmers

A farming initiative by the two IITians Shashank and Manish has helped the villagers of Bihar’s Vaishali district earn three times what they used to earn a year ago. The initiative has been introduced in 30 villages so far. The two IITians who refused to pursue a cushy and lucrative career and decided to work [...]

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Bihari Folk Song on Coke studio

Dheere Dheere A medley of four folk songs from Jharkhand and Bihar that describe 4 different situations in a woman’s life. Subscribe to coolbihari Powered by in.groups.yahoo.com

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Highway On My Plate - Bihar

NDTV’s Highway On My Plate: The duo discover the finesse behind Litti Chokha and other delicacies like Maner ke Ladoo and the nuances of an unusual sweet made from cottage cheese fried to a golden hue in Bihar. Rocky and Mayur are in Bodh Gaya where they find food nirvana at a wonderful restaurant. Subscribe [...]

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Bihar Entrepreneurs Network (BEN) Conference

Bihar is witnessing a unprecedented surge in investment sentiments, private players have shown keen interest in tapping the great potential which Bihar has to offer. Biharis around the world have also been keenly observing the growing revival of Bihar and there long cherish dream to invest in Bihar. Most of the Non Resident Biharis are [...]

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Vaishali ~ Blissful Bihar

Vaishali or Vesali (Pali) was the capital city of the Licchavi, one of world’s first democratic republics, in the Vajjian Confederacy (Vrijji) mahajanapada, around the 6th century BC. It was here in 599 BCE the 24th Jain Tirthankara, Bhagwan Mahavira was born and brought up in Kundalagrama in Vaishali republic, which make pious & auspicious [...]

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Leaders Inspire – Perspective on leadership style of M S Dhoni & Nitish Kumar

  It takes moment in life to make it special, dream of a generation, imagination of a nation, heartbeat of billions, and then the prayers finally were answered. India lifted the world cup 2011 with great pride and emotions. What Dhoni and his men have achieved will remain etched in the memory of our generation [...]

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Bihar Day Celebrations

Stage is all set for Bihar Day celebrations all over the world on March 22nd, 2011. Biharis over the world are joining the celebrations with great fanfare and pride. Bihar foundation and various Bihar related groups and associations have joined hands for the occasion across different countries and regions. The team is hosting various cultural [...]

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"The Bihar" Webzine inaugural edition

THE BIHAR We are delighted to present our Bihar webzine which truly showcases the efforts of our people, for our people. It’s an earnest attempt to connect Bihar to world and rest of world to Bihar. Our inspiration and guiding sources are the greats of Bihar like Ashoka, Chanakya and Lord Mahavira to name a [...]

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Mahabodhi Temple - Blissful Bihar

The Mahabodhi Temple (महाबोधि मंदिर) (Literally: “Great Awakening Temple”) is a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, the location where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is located about 96 km (60 mi) from Patna, Bihar state, India. Next to the temple, to its western side, is the holy Bodhi tree. In the Pali [...]

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Blissful Bihar Calendar 2011

Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Bihar’s rich cultural & social legacy.Hopefully this calendar will remind the world of its glorious past & promising future that lies ahead. Will be releasing the monthly calendar every month on this portal. Calendar is free to circulate, can be printed & shared with due credits. So here’s [...]

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