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'''Bihar Day''' ('''Bihar Diwas''') is observed every year on March 22,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=बिहार दिवस विशेष: ऐसे अस्तित्व में आया अपना बिहार, ...जानें|url=https://www.mpost.website/jara-hat-ke/bihar-do-you-know-first-name-of-the-state.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=MPost|language=en-US}}</ref> marking the formation of the state of [[Bihar]]. On 22 March 1912, the [[Bihari Hindi]] speaking-majority Patna, Chotanagpur (It became [[India|Indian]] state of [[Jharkhand]] in 2000) and Bhagalpur divisions and [[Odia language|Odia]] speaking-majority Orissa division of the [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Bengal Presidency]] were separated to form the [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Province of Bihar and Orissa|Bihar and Orissa]] as the home land for the [[Bihari Hindi]]-[[Odia language|Odia]] speaking people (In the same year, [[Assamese language|Assamese]] speaking-majority Assam Valley and Surma Valley divisions of [[Bengal Presidency]] were separated to form the [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Assam Province|Assam]] as the home land for the [[Assamese language|Assamese]] speaking people, the [[Odia language|Odia]] speaking-majority Orissa division of the [[Province of Bihar and Orissa]] was separated in 1936 to form the [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Orissa Province|Orissa]] as the home land for the [[Odia language|Odia]] speaking people, during the partition of [[British India]] i.e [[India]] in 1947, the remaining divisions of the [[Bengal Presidency]] i.e. Bengali speaking-majority divisions were rearranged to form the [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] province of East Bengal which became independent state of [[Bangladesh]] i.e. [[Bangladesh|Bengali Country]] in 1971, and the [[India|Indian]] state of [[West Bengal]], as the home lands for the Bengali speaking-Muslims i.e. [[Bengali Muslims]] and the Bengali speaking-Hindus i.e. [[Bengali Hindus]] respectively).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/stage-set-for-105th-bihar-diwas/articleshow/57759419.cms|title=Stage set for 105th Bihar Diwas|website=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324163202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/city/patna/stage-set-for-105th-bihar-diwas/articleshow/57759419.cms |archive-date=24 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-diwas-sunidhi-chauhan-to-perform-at-gandhi-maidan-on-mar-22/articleshow/57597436.cms|title=Bihar Diwas: Sunidhi Chauhan to perform at Gandhi Maidan on Mar 22|website=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315162614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/city/patna/bihar-diwas-sunidhi-chauhan-to-perform-at-gandhi-maidan-on-mar-22/articleshow/57597436.cms |archive-date=15 March 2017 }}</ref> The day is a public holiday in Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Diwas marks public Holiday in Bihar|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/03/bihar-diwas-marks-public-holiday-in-bihar/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>
'''Bihar Day''' ('''Bihar Diwas''') is observed every year on March 22,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-22|title=बिहार दिवस विशेष: ऐसे अस्तित्व में आया अपना बिहार, ...जानें|url=https://www.mpost.website/jara-hat-ke/bihar-do-you-know-first-name-of-the-state.html|access-date=2021-08-24|website=MPost|language=en-US}}</ref> marking the formation of the state of [[Bihar]]. On 22 March 1912, the [[Bihari]] majority Patna and Bhagalpur, the [[Tribals|Tribal]] majority Chotanagpur (It became [[India|Indian]] state of [[Jharkhand]] in 2000 as the home land for the [[Tribals]]) and [[Odias|Odia]] majority Orissa divisions (It became [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Orissa Province|Orissa]] in 1936 as the home land for the [[Odias]]) of the [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Bengal Presidency]] were separated to form the [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Province of Bihar and Orissa|Bihar and Orissa]] as the home land for the [[Biharis]]-[[Tribals]]-[[Odias]] (In the same year, [[Assamese People|Assamese]] majority Assam Valley and [[Bengalis|Bengali]] majority Surma Valley divisions of [[Bengal Presidency]] were separated to form the [[British India|British Indian]] province of [[Assam Province|Assam]] as the home land for the [[Assamese People|Assamese]]-[[Bengalis]], during the partition of [[British India]] i.e [[India]] in 1947, the remaining divisions of the [[Bengal Presidency]] i.e. [[Bengalis|Bengali]] majority divisions were rearranged to form the [[Pakistan|Pakistani]] province of East Bengal which became independent state of [[Bangladesh]] i.e. [[Bangladesh|Bengali Country]] in 1971, and the [[India|Indian]] state of [[West Bengal]], as the home lands for the [[Bengali Muslims]] and the [[Bengali Hindus]] respectively).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/stage-set-for-105th-bihar-diwas/articleshow/57759419.cms|title=Stage set for 105th Bihar Diwas|website=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324163202/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/city/patna/stage-set-for-105th-bihar-diwas/articleshow/57759419.cms |archive-date=24 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/bihar-diwas-sunidhi-chauhan-to-perform-at-gandhi-maidan-on-mar-22/articleshow/57597436.cms|title=Bihar Diwas: Sunidhi Chauhan to perform at Gandhi Maidan on Mar 22|website=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315162614/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com:80/city/patna/bihar-diwas-sunidhi-chauhan-to-perform-at-gandhi-maidan-on-mar-22/articleshow/57597436.cms |archive-date=15 March 2017 }}</ref> The day is a public holiday in Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Diwas marks public Holiday in Bihar|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2012/03/bihar-diwas-marks-public-holiday-in-bihar/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>


Bihar Day was started and celebrated on large scale by Bihar Government in the tenure of [[Nitish Kumar]].{{Citation missing|date=February 2022}} Apart from India, it is celebrated in countries including the [[United States]], [[Germany]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-to-be-celebrated-in-germany.html|title=26 मई को जर्मनी में मनेगा बिहार दिवस, ...जानिए|date=2018-03-30|website=Live Bihar News {{!}} लाइव बिहार न्यूज़|language=hi-IN|access-date=2019-09-22|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922040210/https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-to-be-celebrated-in-germany.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[United Kingdom|Britain]] ([[Scotland]]),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-celebrated-in-patna-of-scotland.html|title=सात समंदर पार स्कॉटलैंड के पटना में कुछ इस तरह मनाया गया बिहार दिवस|date=2018-03-21|work=Live Bihar News {{!}} लाइव बिहार न्यूज़|access-date=2018-03-21|language=hi-IN|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321193053/https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-celebrated-in-patna-of-scotland.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Day to be celebrated in seven countries|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2011/03/bihar-day-to-be-celebrated-in-seven-countries/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>
Bihar Day was started and celebrated on large scale by Bihar Government in the tenure of [[Nitish Kumar]].{{Citation missing|date=February 2022}} Apart from India, it is celebrated in countries including the [[United States]], [[Germany]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-to-be-celebrated-in-germany.html|title=26 मई को जर्मनी में मनेगा बिहार दिवस, ...जानिए|date=2018-03-30|website=Live Bihar News {{!}} लाइव बिहार न्यूज़|language=hi-IN|access-date=2019-09-22|archive-date=22 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922040210/https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-to-be-celebrated-in-germany.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[United Kingdom|Britain]] ([[Scotland]]),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-celebrated-in-patna-of-scotland.html|title=सात समंदर पार स्कॉटलैंड के पटना में कुछ इस तरह मनाया गया बिहार दिवस|date=2018-03-21|work=Live Bihar News {{!}} लाइव बिहार न्यूज़|access-date=2018-03-21|language=hi-IN|archive-date=21 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321193053/https://www.livebiharnews.in/news/bihar-diwas-celebrated-in-patna-of-scotland.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Australia]], [[Canada]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]] and [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Bihar Day to be celebrated in seven countries|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2011/03/bihar-day-to-be-celebrated-in-seven-countries/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

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Bihar Day
File:Bihar Diwas.jpg
Also calledBihar Diwas, Bihar Sthapana Diwas
Observed byBihar, India
TypeState
Begins22 March 1912
Date22 March
Next time22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)
FrequencyAnnual

Bihar Day (Bihar Diwas) is observed every year on March 22,[1] marking the formation of the state of Bihar. On 22 March 1912, the Bihari majority Patna and Bhagalpur, the Tribal majority Chotanagpur (It became Indian state of Jharkhand in 2000 as the home land for the Tribals) and Odia majority Orissa divisions (It became British Indian province of Orissa in 1936 as the home land for the Odias) of the British Indian province of Bengal Presidency were separated to form the British Indian province of Bihar and Orissa as the home land for the Biharis-Tribals-Odias (In the same year, Assamese majority Assam Valley and Bengali majority Surma Valley divisions of Bengal Presidency were separated to form the British Indian province of Assam as the home land for the Assamese-Bengalis, during the partition of British India i.e India in 1947, the remaining divisions of the Bengal Presidency i.e. Bengali majority divisions were rearranged to form the Pakistani province of East Bengal which became independent state of Bangladesh i.e. Bengali Country in 1971, and the Indian state of West Bengal, as the home lands for the Bengali Muslims and the Bengali Hindus respectively).[2][3] The day is a public holiday in Bihar.[4]

Bihar Day was started and celebrated on large scale by Bihar Government in the tenure of Nitish Kumar.[citation needed] Apart from India, it is celebrated in countries including the United States, Germany,[5] Britain (Scotland),[6] Australia, Canada, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritius.[7]

Observance

Every year the Government of Bihar issues a notification declaring the 22 March to be a public holiday to be celebrated as Bihar Day. This holiday applies to all the offices and companies under the jurisdiction of the State and central Government as well as Schools celebrate this day by organising various programmes participated by students.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "बिहार दिवस विशेष: ऐसे अस्तित्व में आया अपना बिहार, ...जानें". MPost. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Stage set for 105th Bihar Diwas". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Bihar Diwas: Sunidhi Chauhan to perform at Gandhi Maidan on Mar 22". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Bihar Diwas marks public Holiday in Bihar". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  5. ^ "26 मई को जर्मनी में मनेगा बिहार दिवस, ...जानिए". Live Bihar News | लाइव बिहार न्यूज़ (in Hindi). 30 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ "सात समंदर पार स्कॉटलैंड के पटना में कुछ इस तरह मनाया गया बिहार दिवस". Live Bihar News | लाइव बिहार न्यूज़ (in Hindi). 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Bihar Day to be celebrated in seven countries". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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