Bihar
Nepal's southern neighbor
Bihar is a state in northeastern India, one of the country's oldest inhabited regions and among its most populous.
The name derives from Buddhist monasteries (viharas) that once dotted the landscape.
Bihar is associated with ancient learning—Nalanda University flourished there—and with contemporary poverty and political turbulence: Bihar remains one of India's poorest states.
A Bihari is a native or resident.
Flooded rice-growing field
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
- lentilsSmall edible legume seeds
mustard · mango · lychee · banana · vegetables · monsoon · irrigation · landholding
Advance arrangement to hold
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- special statusPrivileged position or recognition
Meeting point of streams
- floodplainsLow areas rivers inundate
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
river dolphins · erosion · floods · ferry · bridges
Buddha's birth name
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
- DharmaBuddha's collected teachings
Patna
Bihar state capital
- state assemblyRegional legislative chamber
paddy
Flooded rice-growing field
lentils · mustard · mango · lychee · banana · vegetables · monsoon · irrigation · landholding · smallholder
reservation
Advance arrangement to hold
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- criminalizationMaking conduct unlawful
- developmentProgress toward maturity
special status · bifurcation · governance · Congress · socialist movement
confluence
Meeting point of streams
- floodplainsLow areas rivers inundate
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- bathingImmersion for cleanliness
rituals · river dolphins · erosion · floods · ferry · bridges
Siddhartha
Buddha's birth name
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- BuddhaEnlightened spiritual founder
- pilgrimageReligious journey to shrine
folk songs
Inherited communal music
- HoliSpring festival of colors
partition
Barrier separating spaces