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04/12/2025

Surya Deo Singh, reputed to have mafia connections, seen here as a first-time MLA from Jharia in 1977.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s original passport issued on 3 October 1947, shortly after India gained independence listed him as ...
03/12/2025

Dr. Rajendra Prasad’s original passport issued on 3 October 1947, shortly after India gained independence listed him as a “British Indian,” with his nationality recorded as “British Indian subject.”

This passport has been carefully preserved in the Private Archives Collection of the National Archives of India (NAI).

Source: NAI, Private Archives, Rajendra Prasad Papers, Accession No. 354.

03/12/2025

A rare video from the 68th birthday celebration of President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.

Meera, a prominent national activist from Hazaribagh (then in Bihar, now in Jharkhand), was sentenced to one month of im...
23/11/2025

Meera, a prominent national activist from Hazaribagh (then in Bihar, now in Jharkhand), was sentenced to one month of imprisonment for her participation in the 1930 Satyagraha movement.

Battle for Barh Phajo, Dilip and Anant, three Bhumihar brothers, run an unlawful parallel state in the Patna sub-divisio...
31/10/2025

Battle for Barh

Phajo, Dilip and Anant, three Bhumihar brothers, run an unlawful parallel state in the Patna sub-division of Bihar.

Date : November 1, 1992
Source: INDIAN EXPRESS SUNDAY MAGAZINE

A watercolour painting depicting Chhath Puja on the banks of the holy Ganga at Patna in the 1790s, created by an anonymo...
27/10/2025

A watercolour painting depicting Chhath Puja on the banks of the holy Ganga at Patna in the 1790s, created by an anonymous artist in the style of the Patna School of Painting (Patna Kalam). 🌅🎨

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In Bihar, after the 1934 earthquake, people were engaged in relief and rescue work in the Munger area.
26/10/2025

In Bihar, after the 1934 earthquake, people were engaged in relief and rescue work in the Munger area.

23/10/2025

The iconic scene from the 1995 Bihar Assembly elections.







Police conducted a lathi charge on protesters in Patna during a 1978 demonstration against rising prices.
21/10/2025

Police conducted a lathi charge on protesters in Patna during a 1978 demonstration against rising prices.

A vintage Postcard shows Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya - Bihar.
10/10/2025

A vintage Postcard shows Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya - Bihar.

Rare postcard from the early 1900s showing a village scene in Gaya, Bihar, India. A glimpse into the past.
10/10/2025

Rare postcard from the early 1900s showing a village scene in Gaya, Bihar, India. A glimpse into the past.

In 1930, Khan Bahadur Khwaja Mohammad Noor was appointed Judge of Patna High Court, succeeding P.R. Das. A distinguished...
09/10/2025

In 1930, Khan Bahadur Khwaja Mohammad Noor was appointed Judge of Patna High Court, succeeding P.R. Das. A distinguished lawyer, he later served as VC of Patna University, chaired the Bihar Legislative Council, Railway Rates Committee, Gaya Municipality & District Board.






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