In the state of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in India, it is called Chaulai and is a popular green leafy vegetable ( referred to in the class of vegetable preparations called saag ).

Bihar is a state in India.

It is especially common in Bihar, Purvanchal, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab.

In the eastern Indian state of Bihar, there is a written tradition of genealogical records among Maithil Brahmins and Karna Kayasthas called " Panjis ", dating to the 12th century CE.

Chhath ( Hindi: छठ, also called Dala Chhath ) is an ancient Hindu festival dedicated to Surya, the chief solar deity, unique to Bihar, Jharkhand and the Terai.

What is confirmed is that, after ( or just before ) his coronation, Stephen I founded several dioceses, namely, the dioceses of Veszprém, Győr, Kalocsa, Vác, and Bihar.

* November 15 – A new Indian state called Jharkhand is formed, carving out the South Chhota Nagpur area from Bihar in India.

* 1486: Sher Shah Suri, is born in Sasaram, Bihar

* A center of Buddhist studies is established at Nalanda in Bihar on the plains of the Ganges River ( India ).

Ānanda Mārga, organizationally known as Ānanda Mārga Pracaraka Samgha ( AMPS ), meaning the samgha ( organization ) for the propagation of the marga ( path ) of ananda ( bliss ), is a social and spiritual movement founded in Jamalpur, Bihar, India in 1955 by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar ( 1921 – 1990 ), also known by his spiritual name, Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti.

* The Mauryan sculpture Didarganj Yakshi holding a Fly Whisk, from Patna, Bihar in India, is made ( approximate date ).

In Bihar, India, more than 80 % of the subsidized food aid to poor is stolen by corrupt officials.

However, the term Hindi is also used for most of the central Indic dialects from Bihar to Rajasthan.

The lychee is cultivated in China, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, Bangladesh and northern India ( in particular Muzaffarpur Bihar, which accounts for 75 % of total Indian production ).

It is an alliance partner in the states of Orissa, Punjab, Bihar, Goa

The four day long ( Saptami to Dashami ) Durga Puja is the biggest annual festival in Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand and Nepal, where it is known as Dashain.

The day of Durga's victory is celebrated as Vijayadashami ( Bihar, Bengali ), Dashain ( Nepali ) or Dussehra ( Hindi )-these words literally mean " the Victory Tenth " ( day ).

Kali Puja is light-up night for Mithila region in Bihar, West Bengal & Assam, corresponding to the festival of Diwali ( pronounced Dipaboli in Bengali ), ( in Maithili, it is known as Diya-Baati ) where people light diyas / candles in memory of the souls of departed ancestors.

The white tiger is a recessive mutant of the Bengal tiger, which is reported in the wild from time to time in Assam, Bengal, Bihar and especially from the former State of Rewa.

Bodh Gaya is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.

As of 2008, many of the Kolkata rickshaw pullers originate from Bihar, considered to be one of the poorest states in India.

President Narayanan returned for reconsideration the advices from the Union cabinet to impose President's rule in a state, in accordance with Article 356, in two instances: one from the Gujral government ( 22 October 1997 ) seeking to dismiss the Kalyan Singh government in Uttar Pradesh, and the other from the Vajpayee government ( 25 September 1998 ) seeking to dismiss the Rabri Devi government in Bihar.

Six Indian States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have Bicameral Legislatures, these are called legislative councils ( Vidhan Parishad ), one third of who get elected every 6 years, there are graduate constituencies ( members elected exclusively by graduates ), teachers constituencies ( members elected exclusively by teachers ), municipal constituencies ( members elected exclusively by Mayors and council members of the city Governments ). From 1956 to 1958 the Andhra Pradesh Legislature was Unicameral and from 1958 when the Council was formed, it became bicameral and continued until 1 June 1985 when the Legislative Council was abolished. This continued until March 2007 when the Legislative Council was reestablished and elections were held for its seats.

# Kausika was one of the names of Vishvamitra who was supposed to have lived in Mithila ( presently in Nepal's Terai and India's Bihar ) where his sister river Koshi still flows turbulently as she is said to be unmarried.

Bihar is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world with history of 3000 years.

Bentinck, in his 1829 report, states that 420 occurrences took place in one ( unspecified ) year in the ' Lower Provinces ' of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, and 44 in the ' Upper Provinces ' ( the upper Gangetic plain ).

Regular visits take place in both directions and members of ACT are currently sponsoring the education of children in a school in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India.

It is one of the most widespread Brahmin surnames in the fertile Gangetic plain region and in the Indian states of Delhi, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa, Assam and West Bengal.

As of now, SP has 1 MLA in West Bengal, 3 MLAs in Maharashtra, 2 MLAs in Bihar and one MLA ( after 2008 polls ) in Madhya Pradesh.

In the 1996 general elections, Samata Party came into alliance with Bharatiya Janta Party and won on eight seats, six in Bihar and one each in Uttar Pradesh and Orissa.

Rennell was originally just one surveyor among many, but he showed such enthusiasm and ability that Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, the governor of Bengal and Bihar, promoted him to Surveyor-General in 1767.

Bihar was one of the oldest counties of the Kingdom of Hungary, formed before the 12th century.

Devi's appointment as the Chief Minister of Bihar was considered as one of the most unexpected and awkward decisions of the entire Indian political history because she was a traditional housewife and had no interest nor any prior experience in politics until then.

Rangoli and similar practices are often followed in different Indian states ; in Tamil Nadu, one has Kolam, Madanae in Rajasthan, Chowkpurna in Northern India, Alpana in West Bengal, Aripana in Bihar, chowk pujan in Uttar Pradesh etc.

A monument was constructed at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, a statue at the Caudan Waterfront in Port Louis and another one in Patna, Bihar in India.

In the Lok Sabha elections 2004 JDP launched four candidates from West Bengal, two from Bihar and one from Jharkhand.

The party also has one from Bihar, whose name is Umadhar Prasad Singh.

The party contested the 1971 general election, with two candidates in Uttar Pradesh and one in Bihar.

Kumaoni is one of the 325 recognized Indian languages, and is spoken by over 2, 360, 000 ( 1998 ) people of Indian states of Uttarakhand-Almora, Nainital, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar, Champawat, Rudrapur ( Udhamsingh Nagar ) districts ; Uttar pradesh ; Assam ; Bihar ; Delhi ; Madhya Pradesh ; Maharashtra and Punjab, besides being spoken in some regions of Himachal Pradesh and Nepal.

In April 1986 more than one dozen Scheduled Caste labourers were killed by police in Arwal, Jehanabad District in Bihar.

The town of Gaya, in about 1810 AD, consisted of two parts: one the residence of the priests, which properly was called Gaya ; and the other the residence of lawyers and tradesmen, which was originally called Elahabad, but later on, as developed by a renowned collector “ Saheb ”- Mr. Thomas Law, it was called Sahebgunj. It is the birthplace of eminent nationalist Bihar Vibhuti Dr Anugrah Narain Sinha ; Bihar's first deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister. The last great ruler of Magadha was maharaja of Tekari.

In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh it is considered highly offensive, as it denotes that one is of mixed caste or a half-breed.

The institute still remains as one of the premier institutions for technical education in the state of Bihar and Jharkhand.

In the Mughals ' division of their Empire for fiscal purposes, it formed the central province of a governorship, with Bihar on the north-west, and Orissa on the south-west, jointly ruled by one deputy of the Delhi emperor.