Tag Results: Bihar
Snapshort Histories
Dipalika - The Jain Diwali
In Jain traditions on the day of Diwali Lord Mahavir, the 24th and the last Tirthankar attained nirvana or spiritual salvation.
History Daily
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
The Buddha himself identified four places as pilgrimage spots for the faithful - where he was born, where he found enlightenment, where he gave his first sermon and where he died. We follow the footsteps of the Buddha and take you to all four...
Snapshort Histories
Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’: A Poet to Remember
The story of a national poet whose fiery compositions of rebellion and patriotism spoke to every Indian, uniting them across divides.
Amazing India
Rajnagar: An ‘Italian Lutyens’ in Bihar
Hidden in the fields of Madhubani in Bihar, are the spectacular and haunting ruins of Rajnagar. Discover the story of this once magnificent palace complex, destroyed in the great earthquake of 1934.