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51 articles in the archive discuss Bihar, from The Indian Historical Quarterly, Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, Journal of Indian History and Culture and other journals (1927–2022). Open any article for its summary, citation and original PDF.

51 articles

Articles discussing Bihar

  1. Raja Ramnarain

    S. H. Askari · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1938

    “But by far the most interesting and fascinating personaliry and one of the greatest personalities of the period in the history of Bihar was ૩ son of the ડબો of Bihar who was at 1656 a silent specta- tor of, and very soon a principal participator in, the political affairs whose scene of activities were laid पा this province.”
  2. A critical Study of Kalyan Singh’s Khulasat‑ut‑Tawarikh

    S. H. Askari · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1941

  3. Laksamanasenas Samvat

    Dineshchandra Sircar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1958

  4. Jainas in Bihar in the Seventeenth Century

    Surendra Gopal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1973

    “In the last quarter of the seventeenth century Bihar, Bengal and Orissa were commercially the most prosperous territory in India.”
  5. Monopoly of Grain during the Bengal & Bihar Famine of 1770

    Nani Gopal Chaudhari · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1945

    “the Board (the council at Fort William} asked the Resident at the Darbar યાં Murshidabad and the supervisor of Bihar, 1૦ exert their utmost vigilance and attention for preventing monopolies of grain.”'”
  6. Mahatma Gandhi's Educational Contributions During Champaran Satyagraha

    V. C. Francis Xavier · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2018

  7. Mir Qasim at Monghyr

    Nandlal Chatterji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1932

    “After gettling the affairs of the border districts of Bihar, Mir Qasim proceeded 10 Monghyr which he had in the meantime decided to make the permaneni headquarters of his government”
  8. Teliagarhi

    Sarit Sekhar Majumdar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1940

  9. The Cotton Trade of Patna in early Seventeenth Century

    Jagadish Narayan Sarkar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1936

  10. Girls' Education Status in Jharkhand: Literacy and Dropout Challenges

    Ashwini Barla, B. Pramila · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2022

    “Jharkhand, carved out of the large state of Bihar in 2000, has a population of 32.9 million (Census 2011), living in about 120,000 dwellings, spread over 33,000 villages.”
  11. Select Inscriptions of Bihar (Review)

    Chintaharan Chakravarti · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1958

    “This booklet gives in Devanigari characters the text of one hundred inscriptions presumably found 10 Bihar—the find-spots of a few are not mentioned—and belonging ૬૦ periods ranging from the 6th century છ. C. to the 17th cencury A.D.”
  12. Saraka: An Ancient Jain Community

    Binod Kumar Tiwary · Jinamanjari, 2006

  13. The Muslim Conquest of Bengal

    N. B. Roy · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1941

  14. Review of History of Jainism in Bihar

    Satya Ranjan Banerjee · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1997

    “Historically Bihar is the place for the origin of Jainism. It was in the 6th e. B.C. in Magadha (In Modern Bihar) that Mahavira preached his doctrines which In later times came to be known as Jina dharma, that is, Jainism”
  15. Bhagavan Mahavira : His Life and Doctrine

    Kastur Chand Lalwani · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2001

  16. Book Reviews

    Jack C. Laughlin, Tinamarie Jones, Binod Kumar Tiwary, T. V. G. Sastri, Jyoti Prasad Jain · Jinamanjari, 1999

    “History of Jainism in Bihar by B.K. Tiwary is an ambitious work, chronicling the development and subsequent fortunes of Jainism in the Bihar region from the 6th century B.C.E. to the 12th century C.E.”
  17. A Torso of Parsvanatha in the Bhagalpur Museum (Bihar)

    Ajay Kumar Sinha · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983

  18. Topography in the Puranas �Pnrusottamaksotra

    Sashi Bhusan Chaudhuri · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1929

  19. An Unpublished Medieval Image of Bhagavan Aranatha from Bhagalpur

    Ajay Kumar Sinha · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1986

  20. Eastern India and Aryavarta

    Haran Chandra Chakladar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1928

  21. The Effect of Candella Invasions on Bengal

    Sisirkumar Mitra · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1952

  22. My Encounter With Jainism

    Leon Bensimon · Jinamanjari, 2004

    “How did my selfcome into Jain field? It happened in 1953 in Bihar while I was with Ac rya Vinoba Bh ve, who was convalescing at Candil before going to the Sarvodaya Sammelan.”
  23. Editorial

    Nandlal Jain · Jinamanjari, 1998

    “the judgement of Single Judge of Ranchi Bench of Patna High Court delivered in July 1977, (against whom the appeals are admitted by the Division Bench of the same court and are still not taken up) held that the mountain was covered by Bihar Land Reforms Act and as such vested in the Govt. of Bihar, no particular sect can claim exclusive rights.”
  24. On Jainism in Eastern India

    Paresh Chandra Dasgupta · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1984

    “Though Jainism once spread out in various regions of India, the religion once achieved an immense popularity in the East, particularly in Bihar, Orissa and Bengal.”
  25. Studies in the Upapuranas (Review)

    Chintaharan Chakravarti · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1958

  26. Jainism And Its Power To Stop Human Warfare.

    Champat Rai Jain · The Jaina Gazette, 1927

  27. The Advent Of Jain Sadhus In Lucknow.

    Alfred Jacob Shaw · The Jaina Gazette, 1927

  28. Socio-Cultural Transformation Among the Oraon Tribe in Post-Colonial Odisha

    Reshma Ekka · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2020

  29. The Real Birthplace of Lord Mahavir: Exploring Disputed Locations and Historical Perspectives

    Arpit Shah · Jain Avenue, 2022

    “The only Kalyanak location agreed by both the Shwetambar and Digambar sects, 1.6. Pawapuri (in Bihar) is disputed by history scholars, who place the location of the Nirvan Kalyanak at Pava-Padrauna in Fazilnagar, Uttar Pradesh.”
  30. A rare type of Bodhisattva-Images from Sanchi

    Debala Mitra · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1956

  31. India's Oversea Trade as known from the Buddhist Canon

    Madan Mohan Singh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1961

  32. New Light on the History of Bengal

    Hem Chandra Rai · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1939

  33. Some Obscure Expressions in the Mrcchakatika

    Ram Prakash Poddar · Sambodhi, 1973

  34. Jainism in Bengal

    Chitta Ranjan Pal · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2005

    “By the tenth century A D. North India virtually shut her doors to the followers of Gautama Buddha. But the Buddhists had alrcady broken new grounds in the dominions of the Pala Kings in Bengal and Bihar' during the cighth century A.D.”
  35. Professor J. P. Minayeff (with Appendix)

    Alexandra Schneider · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1934

  36. Vainyagupta Dvadasaditya

    Ramesh Chandra Majumdar · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1933

  37. Book Review: Economic Life in Ancient India as Depicted in Jain Canonical Literature

    Kastur Chand Lalwani · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1983

  38. Ahimsa in Jainism

    Amulya Chandra Sen · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1971

  39. My Homage to Lord Mahavira

    P. S. Lama · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1969

  40. The Development of Buddhist Art in South India

    Deva Prasad Ghosh · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1927

  41. Ganjam Famine of 1888-89: Causes, Impact, and Relief Efforts

    Minati Sahu · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 1997

  42. Transport and Communication in 19th Century Orissa: Road Development and Challenges

    N. P. Panigrahi, R. C. Misra · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2000

  43. Ecological Traditions and Indigenous Knowledge of Citrus Plants in India

    A. Abirami · Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2022

  44. Some obscure expressions in Mrcchakatika

    Ram Prakash Poddar · Sambodhi, 1973

  45. Padma Shri Honors Acharya Shri Chandanaji: A Tribute to Jain Dharma's Living Legend

    Dilip V. Shah · Jain Avenue, 2022

    “How did Acharya Shri Chandanaji’s Veeraytan in a remote part of Bihar become a global oasis for Jain values?”
  46. A Westerner Finds Jainism as Her Faith

    Michael Mcateer · Jinamanjari, 2003

  47. Debating Minority Recognition and Reservations in India's Constitutional Framework

    Journal of Indian History and Culture, 2015

  48. The Dutch in Bengal and Bihar review

    Anukul Chandra Banerjee · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1948

  49. The Manicapuri Cave

    Thillaisthanam Natarajan Ramachandran · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1951

  50. A new type of “b” in the Magadhan Gupta alphabet

    Sushil K. Bose · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1937

  51. Studies on Basarh Sealings I

    Adris Banerji · The Indian Historical Quarterly, 1955

    “Vesali or Vaisali, the capital of che Licchavis, a clan immortalised by Buddha and Samudragupta, is now represented by the arable lands and mounds of the village Basach, in the Hazipur sub-division of the Muzaffarpur disteice, Bihar State.”