Bihar Day
| Bihar Day | |
|---|---|
CM Nitish Kumar admiring little artists on Bihar Diwas | |
| Also called | Bihar Diwas, Bihar Sthapana Diwas |
| Observed by | Bihar, India |
| Type | State |
| Significance | Marks the separation of Bihar from the Bengal Presidency on March 22, 1912 |
| Date | 22 March |
| Next time | 22 March 2025 |
| Frequency | Annual |
| First time | 22 March 2010 |
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 Bihar and Orissa divisions of the Bengal Province were separated to form the Province of Bihar and Orissa in British India.[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.[5] Apart from India, it is celebrated in countries including the United States, Germany,[6] Britain (Scotland),[7] Australia, Canada, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritius.[8]
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.[9]
See also
References
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- ^ "Stage set for 105th Bihar Diwas". The Times of India. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Bihar Diwas: Sunidhi Chauhan to perform at Gandhi Maidan on Mar 22". The Times of India. 12 March 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Bihar Diwas marks public Holiday in Bihar". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Bihar Diwas celebrated withpride across country, abroad". The Times of India. 23 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bihar Day to be celebrated in seven countries". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
- ^ "Bihar Diwas functions from today". The Times of India. 22 March 2010. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
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