INFORMATION ABOUT BIHAR
BIHAR
Bihar is a state in eastern India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population.Bihar is mainly a vast stretch of very fertile flat land. It is drained by the Ganges River, including northern tributaries Gandak and Koshi originating in the Nepal Himalayas and the Bagmati originating in the Kathmandu Valley that regularly flood parts of the Bihar plains.
The constitutional head of the Government of Bihar is the Governor, who is appointed by the President of India. The real executive power rests with the Chief Minister and the cabinet. The political party or the coalition of political parties having a majority in the Legislative Assembly forms the Government.The economy of Bihar is largely service oriented, but it also has a significant agricultural base. The state also has a small industrial sector.
Madhubani paintings is a style of Indian painting, practiced in the Mithila region of Bihar. Tradition states that this style of painting originated at the time of the Ramayana, when King Janak commissioned artists to do paintings at the time of marriage of his daughter, Sita, to Lord Ram. The painting was traditionally done on freshly plastered mud wall of huts, but now it is also done on cloth, hand-made paper and canvas. Madhubani painting mostly depict nature and Hindu religious motifs, and the themes generally revolve around Hindu deities like Krishna, Ram, Shiva, Durga, Lakshmi, and Saraswati. Natural objects like the sun, the moon, and religious plants like tulsi are also widely painted, along with scenes from the royal court and social events like weddings. Generally no space is left empty.
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OFFICIAL WEBSITES :
- Government of Bihar : gov.bih.nic.in
- Bihar Tourism : www.tourismbihar.org/
- Bihar News Information Portal : www.bihar.com
- State Information Commission of Bihar : bsic.co.in
- Cheif Electoral Office of Bihar : ceobihar.nic.in
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