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Dear Friends
We are delighted to present our Bihar webzine which truly showcases the efforts of our people for our
people
Itrsquos an earnest attempt to connect Bihar to world and rest of world to Bihar Our inspiration and guiding
sources are the greats of Bihar like Ashoka Chanakya and Lord Mahavira to name a few We take great
pride in our past and also look forward to usher into Bihar 30 which we believe will lead the country and
world at large
Our webzine truly represents the collaborative passionate and committed efforts from friends of Bihar
We aspire to set new standards in our attempt to showcase the best which Bihar has to offer Inspired by
Constantin Brancusi Romanian sculptor quote Create like a goddess Command like a queen Work
like a slave we believe this effort will strengthen our sincere resolution in scripting a new story of
progressive Bihar and a better world
Do share your feedback with us it will extremely valuable in our journey
Team Bihar
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CONTENT
Bihar Society- An introduction 4
How to connect the fellow Biharis 7
Want to contribute to this magazine 7
Want to advertise in this magazine 7
Editorial Board 7
Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience 8
Right to education 10
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes 12
Nalanda and the pursuit of science 13
Education sector 17
Babu Kunwar Singh 18
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy 19
Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage 20
Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo 23
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011 24
Development of SSI sector in Bihar 25
बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता 28
पयावरण बचान क13 महम 30
Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR grouphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip32
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revivalhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip33
Seasons ndash a Poemhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip35
य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहहhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip36
PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together 37
World Class University amp Research 40
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company 24
Volunteer Jobshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip43
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Bihar Society- An introduction
Bihar Society is a non-profit organization based in New York and promoted by non resident Biharis from all over the
world to promote Bihar interest not only within Bihar and India but also outside India in the International arena
Bihar Society is inspired by Ashoka (httpwwwashokaorg) Asia Society( wwwasiasocietyorg ) Japan Society
(httpwwwjapansocietyorg) Wikipedia( wwwwikipediaorg ) OpenSource AIF and similar global organizations
that have made a significant impact on the lives of people around the world
At Bihar Society our goal is to work to strengthen relationships and promote understanding between Bihari and
International leaders people and institutions We seek to increase knowledge and enhance dialogue encourage
creative expression and generate new ideas across the fields of arts and culture policy business and education In
this pursuit Bihar Society would like to contribute towards making Bihar the Knowledge cultural social and
entrepreneurial hub of the world as it once was in yore
Founded in 2007 Bihar Society is a nonpartisan nonprofit educational institution with offices in Patna ( as Karma
Society) Europe Singapore New York Mumbai Bangalore Chennai San Francisco and Washington DC
The symbol of the Asia Society is the the ruins of the Gloripus Nalanda University which once was the knowledge
capital of the World
The vision is to make Bihar Society a leading organization both within and outside Bihar on similar line the Asia
Society in Ney Your Bihar Society wants to become what Asia Society is for Asia on world stage
It mission is not only to promote the brand Bihar on international level but also to make it a premium Brand which
excites one and all in its own unique way It also wants to connect Bihar and its stakeholders
Why Bihar Society
After Bihars darkest days in last few decades Bihar has been bouncing back in the area of governance There has
been a surge of political cultural and economic revival in Bihar and civic society needs a glocal ( Global+Local)
platform to help connect the million mutinies taking place in Bihar and rest of world Most civic society efforts
have been event focussed or a cause focussed or person focussed When that person or group goes through
cyclical changes in status those efforts die down Many times those isolated efforts could have a greater impact if
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were orchestrated and co-ordinated via an umbrella organization Bihar Society can fill that void by emerging a
network of networks (people orgs and causes) to reap the benefits of synergy
I am not from Bihar why should I care
If you care about world then Asia is the largest in terms of population and within that India China and Japan are
the three largest economies and populations Bihar is the heart mind soul of Asia
a) Worlds biggest ideas people and contributions in the area of artscienceculturereligion In short much of
Indias glorious heritage has origins in Bihar have come from Bihar
Yogasutra of Patanjali
Gautam Buddha of Bodh Gaya
Mahavir (Jainism) of Pawapuri
Democracy by Licchivis in Vaishali
Astronomy (Aryabhatta Patna
Political Economy (Arthashastra by Chanakya) Patna
Sikhism (Guru Gobind Singh) Patna
Largest Empire (Ashoka) based in Patna
Chandragupta Maurya based in Patna
Worlds oldest and larges University Nalanda
Indias Freedom Struggle (18571947) at Bihar
First President and Father of Constitution Rajendra Prasad Jiradei Siwan
Total Revolution to removed Indiras Emergency by Jai Prakash Narayan Patna
Hence like all great societies Bihar has gone from a glorious past to a complete collapse It has started bouncing
back and the world needs to help it re-emerge
I am already part of many social causes why should i help or join Bihar Society
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Worlds biggest problems also have their epicenter in Bihar
Malaria
Polio
Poverty
Malnutrition
Unemployment
Water
Energy
Who is funding Bihar Society
Bihar Society was conceived and started by Atul Kumar with the help of various friends of Bihar who came to know
each other via various online yahoo-groups mailing lists events causes alumni groups social and professional
networks and projects It was also inspired by world class social organizations like Wikipedia Asia Society
Ashokaorg AIF
What will Bihar Society do
Become an agent instrument and platform of Soical-cultural-scientific economic change agents with stake in
Bihar We will connect ideaspeoplemoney and other resources to each other We will have city and country
specific chapters besides working groups in areas of Education Healthcare Agriculture Water Energy
Governance Industry Art amp Culture etc
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How to connect the fellow Biharis
Please join us on Facebook
1 Facebook Bihar Communityhttpwwwfacebookcomhomephpsk=group_153744714660549ampap=1
2 Bihar Society Org on Facebook- httpwwwfacebookcombiharsociety
3 Bihar Society on LinkedIn httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsmostPopular=ampgid=36628amptrk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Want to contribute to this magazine
Please send your artcile to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Want to advertise in this magazine
Please send your advertisement to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief - Santosh Pandey ( email santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Blog httpsantosh-pandeyblogspotcom
Executive Editor - Atul Kumar (email atultechgmailcom )
Blog httpatultechblogspotcom
Consulting Editor - Thakur Vikash Sinha (email tvsinhagmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Mayank Krishna (email mayankkrishnagmailcom)
Consulting Editor - Manoj Pandey ( email manojpandeycmagmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Sarvesh Upadhyay ( email sarveshkgmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Anirudh Kumar ( email anirudhhclgmailcom )
Consulting Tech Editor - Samir Mishra (email samirmishragmailcom )
Design amp Creative Editor - Sanjay Prasad ( email prasadcom2gmailcom )
Blog httpwwwfreewebscomsanjayprasad
Associate Editor - Bhartendu Kumar Das ( email bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
Associate Editor - Vivek Kumar (email viveklearnergmailcom )
Blog httpvisionvivekblogspotcom
Associate Editor - Ankit Kumar (email ankit4jecgmailcom )
Editor - Ajit Chouhan (email ajitchouhangmailcom )
Blog httpcoolbihariblogspotcom
Editor Prashant Kumar ( email zimbo77gmailcom )
Consulting Guest Editor - Mrunalini Chembrolu (email mrunalinigmailcom )
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
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खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
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मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
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इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
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का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
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ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
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ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
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पर छान लगा ह
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उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
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का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
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ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Dear Friends
We are delighted to present our Bihar webzine which truly showcases the efforts of our people for our
people
Itrsquos an earnest attempt to connect Bihar to world and rest of world to Bihar Our inspiration and guiding
sources are the greats of Bihar like Ashoka Chanakya and Lord Mahavira to name a few We take great
pride in our past and also look forward to usher into Bihar 30 which we believe will lead the country and
world at large
Our webzine truly represents the collaborative passionate and committed efforts from friends of Bihar
We aspire to set new standards in our attempt to showcase the best which Bihar has to offer Inspired by
Constantin Brancusi Romanian sculptor quote Create like a goddess Command like a queen Work
like a slave we believe this effort will strengthen our sincere resolution in scripting a new story of
progressive Bihar and a better world
Do share your feedback with us it will extremely valuable in our journey
Team Bihar
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CONTENT
Bihar Society- An introduction 4
How to connect the fellow Biharis 7
Want to contribute to this magazine 7
Want to advertise in this magazine 7
Editorial Board 7
Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience 8
Right to education 10
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes 12
Nalanda and the pursuit of science 13
Education sector 17
Babu Kunwar Singh 18
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy 19
Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage 20
Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo 23
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011 24
Development of SSI sector in Bihar 25
बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता 28
पयावरण बचान क13 महम 30
Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR grouphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip32
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revivalhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip33
Seasons ndash a Poemhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip35
य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहहhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip36
PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together 37
World Class University amp Research 40
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company 24
Volunteer Jobshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip43
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Bihar Society- An introduction
Bihar Society is a non-profit organization based in New York and promoted by non resident Biharis from all over the
world to promote Bihar interest not only within Bihar and India but also outside India in the International arena
Bihar Society is inspired by Ashoka (httpwwwashokaorg) Asia Society( wwwasiasocietyorg ) Japan Society
(httpwwwjapansocietyorg) Wikipedia( wwwwikipediaorg ) OpenSource AIF and similar global organizations
that have made a significant impact on the lives of people around the world
At Bihar Society our goal is to work to strengthen relationships and promote understanding between Bihari and
International leaders people and institutions We seek to increase knowledge and enhance dialogue encourage
creative expression and generate new ideas across the fields of arts and culture policy business and education In
this pursuit Bihar Society would like to contribute towards making Bihar the Knowledge cultural social and
entrepreneurial hub of the world as it once was in yore
Founded in 2007 Bihar Society is a nonpartisan nonprofit educational institution with offices in Patna ( as Karma
Society) Europe Singapore New York Mumbai Bangalore Chennai San Francisco and Washington DC
The symbol of the Asia Society is the the ruins of the Gloripus Nalanda University which once was the knowledge
capital of the World
The vision is to make Bihar Society a leading organization both within and outside Bihar on similar line the Asia
Society in Ney Your Bihar Society wants to become what Asia Society is for Asia on world stage
It mission is not only to promote the brand Bihar on international level but also to make it a premium Brand which
excites one and all in its own unique way It also wants to connect Bihar and its stakeholders
Why Bihar Society
After Bihars darkest days in last few decades Bihar has been bouncing back in the area of governance There has
been a surge of political cultural and economic revival in Bihar and civic society needs a glocal ( Global+Local)
platform to help connect the million mutinies taking place in Bihar and rest of world Most civic society efforts
have been event focussed or a cause focussed or person focussed When that person or group goes through
cyclical changes in status those efforts die down Many times those isolated efforts could have a greater impact if
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were orchestrated and co-ordinated via an umbrella organization Bihar Society can fill that void by emerging a
network of networks (people orgs and causes) to reap the benefits of synergy
I am not from Bihar why should I care
If you care about world then Asia is the largest in terms of population and within that India China and Japan are
the three largest economies and populations Bihar is the heart mind soul of Asia
a) Worlds biggest ideas people and contributions in the area of artscienceculturereligion In short much of
Indias glorious heritage has origins in Bihar have come from Bihar
Yogasutra of Patanjali
Gautam Buddha of Bodh Gaya
Mahavir (Jainism) of Pawapuri
Democracy by Licchivis in Vaishali
Astronomy (Aryabhatta Patna
Political Economy (Arthashastra by Chanakya) Patna
Sikhism (Guru Gobind Singh) Patna
Largest Empire (Ashoka) based in Patna
Chandragupta Maurya based in Patna
Worlds oldest and larges University Nalanda
Indias Freedom Struggle (18571947) at Bihar
First President and Father of Constitution Rajendra Prasad Jiradei Siwan
Total Revolution to removed Indiras Emergency by Jai Prakash Narayan Patna
Hence like all great societies Bihar has gone from a glorious past to a complete collapse It has started bouncing
back and the world needs to help it re-emerge
I am already part of many social causes why should i help or join Bihar Society
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Worlds biggest problems also have their epicenter in Bihar
Malaria
Polio
Poverty
Malnutrition
Unemployment
Water
Energy
Who is funding Bihar Society
Bihar Society was conceived and started by Atul Kumar with the help of various friends of Bihar who came to know
each other via various online yahoo-groups mailing lists events causes alumni groups social and professional
networks and projects It was also inspired by world class social organizations like Wikipedia Asia Society
Ashokaorg AIF
What will Bihar Society do
Become an agent instrument and platform of Soical-cultural-scientific economic change agents with stake in
Bihar We will connect ideaspeoplemoney and other resources to each other We will have city and country
specific chapters besides working groups in areas of Education Healthcare Agriculture Water Energy
Governance Industry Art amp Culture etc
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How to connect the fellow Biharis
Please join us on Facebook
1 Facebook Bihar Communityhttpwwwfacebookcomhomephpsk=group_153744714660549ampap=1
2 Bihar Society Org on Facebook- httpwwwfacebookcombiharsociety
3 Bihar Society on LinkedIn httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsmostPopular=ampgid=36628amptrk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Want to contribute to this magazine
Please send your artcile to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Want to advertise in this magazine
Please send your advertisement to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief - Santosh Pandey ( email santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Blog httpsantosh-pandeyblogspotcom
Executive Editor - Atul Kumar (email atultechgmailcom )
Blog httpatultechblogspotcom
Consulting Editor - Thakur Vikash Sinha (email tvsinhagmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Mayank Krishna (email mayankkrishnagmailcom)
Consulting Editor - Manoj Pandey ( email manojpandeycmagmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Sarvesh Upadhyay ( email sarveshkgmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Anirudh Kumar ( email anirudhhclgmailcom )
Consulting Tech Editor - Samir Mishra (email samirmishragmailcom )
Design amp Creative Editor - Sanjay Prasad ( email prasadcom2gmailcom )
Blog httpwwwfreewebscomsanjayprasad
Associate Editor - Bhartendu Kumar Das ( email bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
Associate Editor - Vivek Kumar (email viveklearnergmailcom )
Blog httpvisionvivekblogspotcom
Associate Editor - Ankit Kumar (email ankit4jecgmailcom )
Editor - Ajit Chouhan (email ajitchouhangmailcom )
Blog httpcoolbihariblogspotcom
Editor Prashant Kumar ( email zimbo77gmailcom )
Consulting Guest Editor - Mrunalini Chembrolu (email mrunalinigmailcom )
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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CONTENT
Bihar Society- An introduction 4
How to connect the fellow Biharis 7
Want to contribute to this magazine 7
Want to advertise in this magazine 7
Editorial Board 7
Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience 8
Right to education 10
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes 12
Nalanda and the pursuit of science 13
Education sector 17
Babu Kunwar Singh 18
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy 19
Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage 20
Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo 23
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011 24
Development of SSI sector in Bihar 25
बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता 28
पयावरण बचान क13 महम 30
Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR grouphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip32
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revivalhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip33
Seasons ndash a Poemhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip35
य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहहhelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip36
PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together 37
World Class University amp Research 40
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company 24
Volunteer Jobshelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphelliphellip43
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Bihar Society- An introduction
Bihar Society is a non-profit organization based in New York and promoted by non resident Biharis from all over the
world to promote Bihar interest not only within Bihar and India but also outside India in the International arena
Bihar Society is inspired by Ashoka (httpwwwashokaorg) Asia Society( wwwasiasocietyorg ) Japan Society
(httpwwwjapansocietyorg) Wikipedia( wwwwikipediaorg ) OpenSource AIF and similar global organizations
that have made a significant impact on the lives of people around the world
At Bihar Society our goal is to work to strengthen relationships and promote understanding between Bihari and
International leaders people and institutions We seek to increase knowledge and enhance dialogue encourage
creative expression and generate new ideas across the fields of arts and culture policy business and education In
this pursuit Bihar Society would like to contribute towards making Bihar the Knowledge cultural social and
entrepreneurial hub of the world as it once was in yore
Founded in 2007 Bihar Society is a nonpartisan nonprofit educational institution with offices in Patna ( as Karma
Society) Europe Singapore New York Mumbai Bangalore Chennai San Francisco and Washington DC
The symbol of the Asia Society is the the ruins of the Gloripus Nalanda University which once was the knowledge
capital of the World
The vision is to make Bihar Society a leading organization both within and outside Bihar on similar line the Asia
Society in Ney Your Bihar Society wants to become what Asia Society is for Asia on world stage
It mission is not only to promote the brand Bihar on international level but also to make it a premium Brand which
excites one and all in its own unique way It also wants to connect Bihar and its stakeholders
Why Bihar Society
After Bihars darkest days in last few decades Bihar has been bouncing back in the area of governance There has
been a surge of political cultural and economic revival in Bihar and civic society needs a glocal ( Global+Local)
platform to help connect the million mutinies taking place in Bihar and rest of world Most civic society efforts
have been event focussed or a cause focussed or person focussed When that person or group goes through
cyclical changes in status those efforts die down Many times those isolated efforts could have a greater impact if
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were orchestrated and co-ordinated via an umbrella organization Bihar Society can fill that void by emerging a
network of networks (people orgs and causes) to reap the benefits of synergy
I am not from Bihar why should I care
If you care about world then Asia is the largest in terms of population and within that India China and Japan are
the three largest economies and populations Bihar is the heart mind soul of Asia
a) Worlds biggest ideas people and contributions in the area of artscienceculturereligion In short much of
Indias glorious heritage has origins in Bihar have come from Bihar
Yogasutra of Patanjali
Gautam Buddha of Bodh Gaya
Mahavir (Jainism) of Pawapuri
Democracy by Licchivis in Vaishali
Astronomy (Aryabhatta Patna
Political Economy (Arthashastra by Chanakya) Patna
Sikhism (Guru Gobind Singh) Patna
Largest Empire (Ashoka) based in Patna
Chandragupta Maurya based in Patna
Worlds oldest and larges University Nalanda
Indias Freedom Struggle (18571947) at Bihar
First President and Father of Constitution Rajendra Prasad Jiradei Siwan
Total Revolution to removed Indiras Emergency by Jai Prakash Narayan Patna
Hence like all great societies Bihar has gone from a glorious past to a complete collapse It has started bouncing
back and the world needs to help it re-emerge
I am already part of many social causes why should i help or join Bihar Society
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Worlds biggest problems also have their epicenter in Bihar
Malaria
Polio
Poverty
Malnutrition
Unemployment
Water
Energy
Who is funding Bihar Society
Bihar Society was conceived and started by Atul Kumar with the help of various friends of Bihar who came to know
each other via various online yahoo-groups mailing lists events causes alumni groups social and professional
networks and projects It was also inspired by world class social organizations like Wikipedia Asia Society
Ashokaorg AIF
What will Bihar Society do
Become an agent instrument and platform of Soical-cultural-scientific economic change agents with stake in
Bihar We will connect ideaspeoplemoney and other resources to each other We will have city and country
specific chapters besides working groups in areas of Education Healthcare Agriculture Water Energy
Governance Industry Art amp Culture etc
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How to connect the fellow Biharis
Please join us on Facebook
1 Facebook Bihar Communityhttpwwwfacebookcomhomephpsk=group_153744714660549ampap=1
2 Bihar Society Org on Facebook- httpwwwfacebookcombiharsociety
3 Bihar Society on LinkedIn httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsmostPopular=ampgid=36628amptrk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Want to contribute to this magazine
Please send your artcile to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
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Please send your advertisement to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
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Editor in Chief - Santosh Pandey ( email santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
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हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
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bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
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bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
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Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Bihar Society- An introduction
Bihar Society is a non-profit organization based in New York and promoted by non resident Biharis from all over the
world to promote Bihar interest not only within Bihar and India but also outside India in the International arena
Bihar Society is inspired by Ashoka (httpwwwashokaorg) Asia Society( wwwasiasocietyorg ) Japan Society
(httpwwwjapansocietyorg) Wikipedia( wwwwikipediaorg ) OpenSource AIF and similar global organizations
that have made a significant impact on the lives of people around the world
At Bihar Society our goal is to work to strengthen relationships and promote understanding between Bihari and
International leaders people and institutions We seek to increase knowledge and enhance dialogue encourage
creative expression and generate new ideas across the fields of arts and culture policy business and education In
this pursuit Bihar Society would like to contribute towards making Bihar the Knowledge cultural social and
entrepreneurial hub of the world as it once was in yore
Founded in 2007 Bihar Society is a nonpartisan nonprofit educational institution with offices in Patna ( as Karma
Society) Europe Singapore New York Mumbai Bangalore Chennai San Francisco and Washington DC
The symbol of the Asia Society is the the ruins of the Gloripus Nalanda University which once was the knowledge
capital of the World
The vision is to make Bihar Society a leading organization both within and outside Bihar on similar line the Asia
Society in Ney Your Bihar Society wants to become what Asia Society is for Asia on world stage
It mission is not only to promote the brand Bihar on international level but also to make it a premium Brand which
excites one and all in its own unique way It also wants to connect Bihar and its stakeholders
Why Bihar Society
After Bihars darkest days in last few decades Bihar has been bouncing back in the area of governance There has
been a surge of political cultural and economic revival in Bihar and civic society needs a glocal ( Global+Local)
platform to help connect the million mutinies taking place in Bihar and rest of world Most civic society efforts
have been event focussed or a cause focussed or person focussed When that person or group goes through
cyclical changes in status those efforts die down Many times those isolated efforts could have a greater impact if
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were orchestrated and co-ordinated via an umbrella organization Bihar Society can fill that void by emerging a
network of networks (people orgs and causes) to reap the benefits of synergy
I am not from Bihar why should I care
If you care about world then Asia is the largest in terms of population and within that India China and Japan are
the three largest economies and populations Bihar is the heart mind soul of Asia
a) Worlds biggest ideas people and contributions in the area of artscienceculturereligion In short much of
Indias glorious heritage has origins in Bihar have come from Bihar
Yogasutra of Patanjali
Gautam Buddha of Bodh Gaya
Mahavir (Jainism) of Pawapuri
Democracy by Licchivis in Vaishali
Astronomy (Aryabhatta Patna
Political Economy (Arthashastra by Chanakya) Patna
Sikhism (Guru Gobind Singh) Patna
Largest Empire (Ashoka) based in Patna
Chandragupta Maurya based in Patna
Worlds oldest and larges University Nalanda
Indias Freedom Struggle (18571947) at Bihar
First President and Father of Constitution Rajendra Prasad Jiradei Siwan
Total Revolution to removed Indiras Emergency by Jai Prakash Narayan Patna
Hence like all great societies Bihar has gone from a glorious past to a complete collapse It has started bouncing
back and the world needs to help it re-emerge
I am already part of many social causes why should i help or join Bihar Society
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Worlds biggest problems also have their epicenter in Bihar
Malaria
Polio
Poverty
Malnutrition
Unemployment
Water
Energy
Who is funding Bihar Society
Bihar Society was conceived and started by Atul Kumar with the help of various friends of Bihar who came to know
each other via various online yahoo-groups mailing lists events causes alumni groups social and professional
networks and projects It was also inspired by world class social organizations like Wikipedia Asia Society
Ashokaorg AIF
What will Bihar Society do
Become an agent instrument and platform of Soical-cultural-scientific economic change agents with stake in
Bihar We will connect ideaspeoplemoney and other resources to each other We will have city and country
specific chapters besides working groups in areas of Education Healthcare Agriculture Water Energy
Governance Industry Art amp Culture etc
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How to connect the fellow Biharis
Please join us on Facebook
1 Facebook Bihar Communityhttpwwwfacebookcomhomephpsk=group_153744714660549ampap=1
2 Bihar Society Org on Facebook- httpwwwfacebookcombiharsociety
3 Bihar Society on LinkedIn httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsmostPopular=ampgid=36628amptrk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Want to contribute to this magazine
Please send your artcile to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Want to advertise in this magazine
Please send your advertisement to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief - Santosh Pandey ( email santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Blog httpsantosh-pandeyblogspotcom
Executive Editor - Atul Kumar (email atultechgmailcom )
Blog httpatultechblogspotcom
Consulting Editor - Thakur Vikash Sinha (email tvsinhagmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Mayank Krishna (email mayankkrishnagmailcom)
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Blog httpwwwfreewebscomsanjayprasad
Associate Editor - Bhartendu Kumar Das ( email bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
Associate Editor - Vivek Kumar (email viveklearnergmailcom )
Blog httpvisionvivekblogspotcom
Associate Editor - Ankit Kumar (email ankit4jecgmailcom )
Editor - Ajit Chouhan (email ajitchouhangmailcom )
Blog httpcoolbihariblogspotcom
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Consulting Guest Editor - Mrunalini Chembrolu (email mrunalinigmailcom )
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
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joke We have processed over
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dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
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Occasionally our password
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supportcausescom and dont
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usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
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blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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were orchestrated and co-ordinated via an umbrella organization Bihar Society can fill that void by emerging a
network of networks (people orgs and causes) to reap the benefits of synergy
I am not from Bihar why should I care
If you care about world then Asia is the largest in terms of population and within that India China and Japan are
the three largest economies and populations Bihar is the heart mind soul of Asia
a) Worlds biggest ideas people and contributions in the area of artscienceculturereligion In short much of
Indias glorious heritage has origins in Bihar have come from Bihar
Yogasutra of Patanjali
Gautam Buddha of Bodh Gaya
Mahavir (Jainism) of Pawapuri
Democracy by Licchivis in Vaishali
Astronomy (Aryabhatta Patna
Political Economy (Arthashastra by Chanakya) Patna
Sikhism (Guru Gobind Singh) Patna
Largest Empire (Ashoka) based in Patna
Chandragupta Maurya based in Patna
Worlds oldest and larges University Nalanda
Indias Freedom Struggle (18571947) at Bihar
First President and Father of Constitution Rajendra Prasad Jiradei Siwan
Total Revolution to removed Indiras Emergency by Jai Prakash Narayan Patna
Hence like all great societies Bihar has gone from a glorious past to a complete collapse It has started bouncing
back and the world needs to help it re-emerge
I am already part of many social causes why should i help or join Bihar Society
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Worlds biggest problems also have their epicenter in Bihar
Malaria
Polio
Poverty
Malnutrition
Unemployment
Water
Energy
Who is funding Bihar Society
Bihar Society was conceived and started by Atul Kumar with the help of various friends of Bihar who came to know
each other via various online yahoo-groups mailing lists events causes alumni groups social and professional
networks and projects It was also inspired by world class social organizations like Wikipedia Asia Society
Ashokaorg AIF
What will Bihar Society do
Become an agent instrument and platform of Soical-cultural-scientific economic change agents with stake in
Bihar We will connect ideaspeoplemoney and other resources to each other We will have city and country
specific chapters besides working groups in areas of Education Healthcare Agriculture Water Energy
Governance Industry Art amp Culture etc
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How to connect the fellow Biharis
Please join us on Facebook
1 Facebook Bihar Communityhttpwwwfacebookcomhomephpsk=group_153744714660549ampap=1
2 Bihar Society Org on Facebook- httpwwwfacebookcombiharsociety
3 Bihar Society on LinkedIn httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsmostPopular=ampgid=36628amptrk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Want to contribute to this magazine
Please send your artcile to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Want to advertise in this magazine
Please send your advertisement to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief - Santosh Pandey ( email santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Blog httpsantosh-pandeyblogspotcom
Executive Editor - Atul Kumar (email atultechgmailcom )
Blog httpatultechblogspotcom
Consulting Editor - Thakur Vikash Sinha (email tvsinhagmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Mayank Krishna (email mayankkrishnagmailcom)
Consulting Editor - Manoj Pandey ( email manojpandeycmagmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Sarvesh Upadhyay ( email sarveshkgmailcom )
Consulting Editor - Anirudh Kumar ( email anirudhhclgmailcom )
Consulting Tech Editor - Samir Mishra (email samirmishragmailcom )
Design amp Creative Editor - Sanjay Prasad ( email prasadcom2gmailcom )
Blog httpwwwfreewebscomsanjayprasad
Associate Editor - Bhartendu Kumar Das ( email bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
Associate Editor - Vivek Kumar (email viveklearnergmailcom )
Blog httpvisionvivekblogspotcom
Associate Editor - Ankit Kumar (email ankit4jecgmailcom )
Editor - Ajit Chouhan (email ajitchouhangmailcom )
Blog httpcoolbihariblogspotcom
Editor Prashant Kumar ( email zimbo77gmailcom )
Consulting Guest Editor - Mrunalini Chembrolu (email mrunalinigmailcom )
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
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अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
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फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
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हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
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चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
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काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
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Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
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About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Worlds biggest problems also have their epicenter in Bihar
Malaria
Polio
Poverty
Malnutrition
Unemployment
Water
Energy
Who is funding Bihar Society
Bihar Society was conceived and started by Atul Kumar with the help of various friends of Bihar who came to know
each other via various online yahoo-groups mailing lists events causes alumni groups social and professional
networks and projects It was also inspired by world class social organizations like Wikipedia Asia Society
Ashokaorg AIF
What will Bihar Society do
Become an agent instrument and platform of Soical-cultural-scientific economic change agents with stake in
Bihar We will connect ideaspeoplemoney and other resources to each other We will have city and country
specific chapters besides working groups in areas of Education Healthcare Agriculture Water Energy
Governance Industry Art amp Culture etc
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How to connect the fellow Biharis
Please join us on Facebook
1 Facebook Bihar Communityhttpwwwfacebookcomhomephpsk=group_153744714660549ampap=1
2 Bihar Society Org on Facebook- httpwwwfacebookcombiharsociety
3 Bihar Society on LinkedIn httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsmostPopular=ampgid=36628amptrk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Want to contribute to this magazine
Please send your artcile to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Want to advertise in this magazine
Please send your advertisement to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Editorial Board
Editor in Chief - Santosh Pandey ( email santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Blog httpsantosh-pandeyblogspotcom
Executive Editor - Atul Kumar (email atultechgmailcom )
Blog httpatultechblogspotcom
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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How to connect the fellow Biharis
Please join us on Facebook
1 Facebook Bihar Communityhttpwwwfacebookcomhomephpsk=group_153744714660549ampap=1
2 Bihar Society Org on Facebook- httpwwwfacebookcombiharsociety
3 Bihar Society on LinkedIn httpwwwlinkedincomgroupsmostPopular=ampgid=36628amptrk=myg_ugrp_ovr
Want to contribute to this magazine
Please send your artcile to the Editor Santosh Pandey ndash email santoshpandeycagmailcom
Want to advertise in this magazine
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
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Dasrath Manjhi - A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with
enchantment as he stood there
watching the road through the pass
without batting his eyelid Today his
resolve had borne fruit His resolve
could only be compared with that of
the legendary Bhagirath who
chiseled the mighty Himalayas to
bring the holy Ganges to earth Then
he looked at his palms and started
to ruminate For the last twenty two
years he had been chiseling away at
the mountain single-handedly and
today his effort had borne fruit
Then in a flash his tears of happiness
became those of sorrow and started
to fall on the rocks in a stream His
mood turned somber as he
remembered his departed wife It
was her suffering that had made
him take this seemingly impossible
task of creating a path through the
mountain all by him It was she who
was his inspiration for achieving the
impossible task Alas she had passed
away before the task could be
completed Perhaps this is what HE
had willed
Then the stream of tears came to an
abrupt halt The weight of sorrow
on his heart lifted slowly and he
started to smile to himself So what
if his wife was not there to savour
this moment His village folks would
now traverse 80 km less to reach
the town through his path It was
true that he had taken up this
Herculean task by seeing the
shadow of helplessness on his dear
wifes face but then wasnt he
already feeling impatient at the
sufferings of his people The path
had to be made and he had made it
He jolted himself to return to the
real world from his dream world and
started to walk to the point where
he had started his chiseling His joy
knew no bounds as he traversed
through the rocky path that he had
created alone This great soul was
Dasrath Manjhi a resident of the 25
house hamlet of Gehlaur in the Gaya
district of Bihar His is a name in the
tradition of the great saint Kabir
who was also illiterate like
Dasrath Manjhi and had a great
desire to break the shackles of
sufferings for the masses
One day a thirsty Manjhi was
impatiently waiting for his wife to
fetch him water from the other
side of the mountain The
unforgiving summer of Gaya had
parched his throat dry as the sun
beat down mercilessly and he
anxiously waited for her to fetch
the life giving water She had taken
longer than usual Then he saw the
silhouette of his wife in the
distance coming back empty
handed He asked in a tone of
hopelessness mixed with surprise
Why are you coming back empty
handed What happened to the
earthen vessel
Wife could barely control herself as
she replied with sorrow written all
over her face that she could not
fetch water for him as she slipped
and fell down In the process the
earthen pot broke and she had to
return empty handed She could
neither fetch water for him to
quench his thirst nor could she
save the pot itself He saw the grief
and helplessness on his wifes face
Guilt ridden helplessness was
streaming out in the form of tears
from her eyes This image got
etched on his mental screen
Dashrath Manjhi started to
contemplate My god this hill is
standing like a mountain in the
path of my people for generations
This is coming in the way between
our thirst and water It has to be
removed He kept thinking for days
on end His manliness got aroused
and one day he decided to cut it
out of the way He took a vow that
he would not sit idle till he had cut
a path through the mountain He
took the chisel and the hammer in
his hand and started his expedition
And thus started the resolve to
capture the mountain ndash the
mountain of Gilhaur in Gaya
district Some people would
ridicule him Some would look with
utter amazement at his gargantuan
effort to chisel the mountain away
But he was not concerned by either
praise or ridicule He just kept at
his work chiseling the mountain
alone He even shifted his hut near
the mountain so that he need not
waste his time in moving back and
forth
After twenty two long years of
unbroken effort he had managed
to dig a pathway ndash fifteen to
twenty feet broad and an amazing
three hundred and sixty feet long
And this path would reduce the
distance with the nearest town by
80 kilometers The villagers would
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
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not have to go around the
mountain to reach Wazirgunj again
This is not the only instance of the
steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi
He once decided to go to Delhi He
did not have enough money to
undertake the journey So he
decided to walk all the way a
distance of over one thousand
kilometers During this unique
journey he took the signature of
the station masters of the railway
stations along the way in his diary
This man of single minded
determination wished to have a
hospital opened at his village on a
five acre plot When he met the
Chief Minister of the state
Mr Nitish Kumar Nitish felt so
overwhelmed that he got up from
his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi
to sit there As the old saying goes
a man is known by his deed Indeed
the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has
shown his sublime character by his
steely resolve and his
determination to bring
development to his impoverished
people The district administration
honored him with a special award
Post script The last few days
of Dasrath Manjhi was spent
fighting cancer He passed away on
August 18 at the age of 80 years
He was given a state burial by the
Government of Bihar
This article was originally written
by Udai Narayan Choudhury in
Hindi the then speaker of Bihar
assembly and was published in the
book ldquoGauravshali Biharrdquo released
by ONE BIHAR English translation
is done by TV Sinha (TV Sinha is a
senior executive with a software
company and based in Mumbai he
can be can be reached at
tvsinhagmailcom)
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
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Right to education
The first task has to spread
awareness about the legislature
amongst following stakeholders
a Schools ndash Government and
private
b Parents and Students
c Local authorities enforcing and
implementing
d State government
e Central government
f Teachers
g NGOs
h Allied agencies
Following is the list of highlighted
sections from the legislation and
what are the questions that we
need to answer while evaluating
and assessing the implementation
of RTE
Section 1(2) Has RTE been
implemented all across in Bihar
(Considering that we are taking
Bihar as our population and a
smaller set of districts inside Bihar
as the sample set for our study)
Section 3(1) Percentage of
coverage of children in the defined
age bracket in the defined area
Section 3(2) Is any fee (or any
other expenses) being charged by
the schools from students Are
disabled students treated like the
other students What are the
various forms of discriminations
against them
Section 4 Is appropriate training
being provided to students who are
inducted for the first time in a class
based on their age What is the
quality of the training and how is it
conducted and evaluated Is
education being provided to those
children who are more than 14
years of age and have not
completed elementary education
(This might not be in place right
now so the focus will also be on
evaluating the plans that the
educational institutions have on
implementing it Also the
associated NGOs which have been
already working in this area needs
to be assessed to find out their plan
of action to help implement this)
Section 5 Is speedy transfer of
child from one school to another
being done properly or not What
are the problems children facing
due to formalities like transfer
certificates
Section 6 What is the spread of
the schools Are local authorities
setting up schools in the region
with a target of 3 years in
mind(Definition of a neighborhood
school would change for different
terrains Eg in hills this need to be
seen according to the difficulties
the students face in reaching their
destinations Also assessing the
social and demographic aspects of
an area like how far some
conservative families will send their
girls for education)
Section 7(6) What is the national
curriculum that the central
government has formed is it being
usedimplementedduplicated in
the state as well
(The need for education in local
languages has been said again and
again Assessing the need and
possibility for the same and also
finding localnational players that
can help with this)
What are the standards that are
formed for the training of
teachers What is the enforcing
mechanism for the same Are the
teachersrsquo trainers following these
standards or not
(Need to assess the teacher
training modules at all levels
Creating an assessment module
specifically for teachers to gauge
their knowledgeskill and
motivation levels After assessment
is completed creating training
`
modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
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About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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modules in coordination with
government authorities like DIET to
create robust and state specific
teacher training module)
What are the technical support and
resources provided by the
government for promoting
innovations research planning and
capacity building
Section 8 What are the
enrollment attendance and
completion rates
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
Is there discrimination against the
children belonging to weaker
sections or disadvantages group
What is the status of infrastructure
in the terms of availability of
essentials like rooms power
toilets TLM mid-day meals
teaching staff etc
(This will require partnering with
Pratham (ASER department) for
most of this information Also doing
some primary surveying in the field
for the same)
How the selection and admission
being done and is it confirming to
prescribed standards
(Major focus for this will be private
schools in cities and towns The
intent behind this is ensuring that
no one is denied quality education
because of lack of financial support
and also ensuring no financial
bullying by schools This would
require assistance with NGOs
working in citiestowns on
education and RTI)
Does quality of education meet the
norms specified in schedule
Section 12 Reimbursement to
private school against
reservations
Section 13 Capitation fees and
Screening processes Is punishment
against contraventions enforced
Section 14 Are children denied
admission due to lack of
documentation
Section 15 Is admission allowed
during any time of the year
Section 16 The law prevents
school to fail or expel a student
What changes schools are making
in their evaluation system to
integrate this scheme in their
system
Section 21 Has the school formed
school management committee
What is the composition for the
same What are its functions and
how is it documented
(This would again need assistance
of the local NGOs and local
authorities for a regular vigil In
spite of just creating a rule It can
be made binding on the schools to
submit monthly information about
the activities and meetings of the
school management committee)
Section 23 Conformance to
minimum qualification
Section 25 What is the teacher-
pupil ratio What was it last year
(Historical data analysis to be done
for the same This would also
include assessment of single
teacher teaching multiple classes
and its impact)
What are the other non-
educational works that the teacher
is involved in Who would do them
if the teacher doesnrsquot
Section 29 How the curriculum is
being set is the agency taking care
of all the mentioned points in the
section If yes how If no why
Section 30 Are there board exams
in the state board or school
Certificate of elementary
education(Schools like DAV have
national level board exams in class
eight which is prohibited now)
copy Kumar Ankit ndash Kumar Ankit is
currently studying at XLRI
Jamshedpur and is founder amp
Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
`
Shivnath Singh the greatest among the Indian athletes
If achievement lies in being the
best greatness is acquired by
remaining the best However true
greatness is bestowed on those
selected few who remain the best
forever There has been no other
Indian athlete whose record
remained unsurpassed for more
than three decades now except
Shivnath Singhrsquos national record in
Marathon made in 1978
Born on July 11 1946 in the
Manjaria village of Buxar district of
Bihar Shivnath Singh joined army
at an early age where he developed
a liking for long distance running
particularly 5000 meter and 10000
meter A gold medalist in 5000
meter in Tehran Asiad (1974) and
recipient of Arjuna Award same
year the best in Shivnath was
however to be seen in the longer
version of race ie Marathon two
years later where he came a
remarkable 11th
in a very strong
line up and in an Olympic Game
which was not marred by any
major boycotts Remarkably he ran
this most enduring race (42195
km) for the first time only in the
trial of Montreal Olympics India
Today in its obituary to the great
runner wrote ldquoHe finished 11th in
the Montreal Olympics in a race
that included Lasse Viren and Frank
Shorter Indian athletics would give
its limbs for a performance of the
same kind todayrdquo
For a better perspective it may be
mentioned that post Shivnath
Singh no other Indian athlete has
even qualified for the main event
of Marathon in the Olympics till
date Later in Jalandhar in 1978
Shivnath clocked 21200 a most
significant national record which
still stands intact
The most noteworthy thing about
Shivnath Singhrsquos running was that
he ran barefoot Barefoot running
even long distance is not
uncommon particularly among
amateurs However at such high
competition level Shivnath Singh
was the only athlete with such
preference It may be mentioned
here that the greatest ever
marathon runner of the world
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia two times
Gold medal winner in Rome (1960)
and Tokyo (1964) Olympics also
ran marathon barefoot in Rome
Olympics Bikilas winning time
21516 was a World Record and
still it is the second fastest barefoot
marathon The world record for the
fastest barefoot marathon
(21200) is held by this humble
Bihari Naib-Subedar of Indian
Army from Buxar Shivnath Singh
The great athlete died at the age of
57 years in Jamshedpur on June 6
2003 One of his fellow athletes
while recollecting the kind soul
said ldquoThis generous athlete once
divided the Rs10000 he received
from the Bihar government for his
achievements among his team-
mates He handed over half the
amount to colleague Satpal Singh
who had finished second in a
marathonrdquo He remains the only
recipient of Presidents Vishesh
Seva Medal among athletes of
Jharkhand and Bihar
Written by --- Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu works for Reserve Bank
of India and can be reached at
bhartendu_351rediffmailcom )
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
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खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
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इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
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पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
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मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
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चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
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इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
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क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
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पर छान लगा ह
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सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
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उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
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का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
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वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
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supporting a cause help in
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Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
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range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
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hire a team to support the
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explained later)
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but are united for that
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1 We will brainstorm together
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
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bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Nalanda and the pursuit of science
lsquoNalanda stood for the passion of
propagating knowledge
understanding Amartya Sens
keynote address at the 98th Indian
Science Congress in Chennai on
January 4
The subject of this talk is Nalanda
and the pursuit of science but
before I go into that rather
complex issue I must say
something about Nalanda itself
since it is still an obscure entity for
most people in the world Since the
university is being right now re-
established under a joint Asian
initiative the fact that Nalanda was
a very ancient university is
becoming better known But how
does it compare with other old
universities in the world
Well what is the oldest university
in the world In answering this
question ones mind turns to
Bologna initiated in 1088 to Paris
in 1091 and to other old citadels of
learning including of course Oxford
University which was established in
1167 and Cambridge in 1209
Where does Nalanda fit into this
picture ldquoNowhererdquo is the short
answer if we are looking for a
university in continuous existence
Nalanda was violently destroyed in
an Afghan attack led by the
ruthless conqueror Bakhtiyar Khilji
in 1193 shortly after the beginning
of Oxford University and shortly
before the initiation of Cambridge
Nalanda university an
internationally renowned centre of
higher education in India which
was established in the early fifth
century was ending its continuous
existence of more than seven
hundred years as Oxford and
Cambridge were being founded
and even compared with the oldest
European university Bologna
Nalanda was more than six
hundred years old when Bologna
was born Had it not been
destroyed and had it managed to
survive to our time Nalanda would
be by a long margin the oldest
university in the world Another
distinguished university which did
not stay in existence continuously
either viz Al-Azhar University in
Cairo with which Nalanda is often
compared was established at a
time 970 AD when Nalanda was
already more than five hundred
years old
That is enough vaunting of age (as
you know in India we take age
quite seriously) and I hope you
have got the point we are talking
about the oldest university in the
world by a long margin that is if
we do not insist on continuous
existence The university is being
re-started right now and since I
happen to have the difficult task of
chairing its interim governing body
I am finding out how hard it is to
re-establish a university after an
800 year hiatus But we are getting
there This meeting here gives me
an opportunity to recollect the
pursuit of science in old Nalanda
which will inspire and guide our
long-run efforts in new Nalanda I
say long run because mainly for
cost reasons mdash indeed entirely for
cost reasons mdash we cannot start the
science faculties immediately
(physical and biological sciences
cost much more money than the
humanities and the social sciences
do) The recollection mdash and more
challengingly assessment mdash of the
scientific tradition in old Nalanda
are important right now partly
because we have to start thinking
about the long run (even as we try
to raise money for initiation and
expansion) but also because a
scientific attitude and disciplined
thought are important for the
entire conception of new Nalanda
including the teaching of mdash and
research in mdash humanities (such as
history languages and linguistics
and comparative religion) as well
as the social sciences and the world
of practice (such as international
relations management and
development and information
technology) Let me identify a few
questions about the pursuit of
science in Nalanda First was the
old Nalanda sufficiently large to be
a factor in whatever pursuit it
might have been championing
Was it not merely a drop in an
ocean of superstition and
ignorance that some people see as
the characteristic feature of the
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
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Indian old world you only have to
read James Mills ldquoHistory of Indiardquo
which was obligatory reading for all
British civil servants sent off to run
the Raj to see how firm and
politically important this
conception of the past was in
keeping modern India in check
Well Nalanda was an old centre of
learning that attracted students
from many countries in the world
particularly China and Tibet Korea
and Japan and the rest of Asia but
a few also from as far in the west
as Turkey Nalanda a residential
university had at its peak 10000
students studying various subjects
Chinese students in particular such
as Xuanzang and Yi Jing in the
seventh century wrote extensively
on what they saw and what they
particularly admired about the
educational standards in Nalanda
Incidentally Nalanda is the only
non-Chinese institution in which
any Chinese scholar was educated
in the history of ancient China
It is also important to recognize
that while Nalanda was very
special it was still a part of a larger
tradition of organised higher
education that developed in that
period in India mdash in Bihar in
particular In addition to Nalanda
there were in the vicinity other
such institutions such as
Vikramshila and Odantapuri
Indeed Xuangzang wrote about
them too even though he himself
studied in Nalanda There was a
larger social culture to which
Nalanda belonged and this is
important to recollect in thinking
about the tradition of Nalanda
The second question to ask is the
difficult one about the room for
science in what was after all a
religious institution Nalanda was a
Buddhist foundation as were
Vikramshila and Odantapuri and
surely the central focus of these
institutions were studies of
Buddhist philosophy and practice
The point to remember here is that
by the nature of the philosophy of
Buddha whose focus of preaching
was on enlightenment (the name
given to Gautama viz Buddha
itself means ldquoenlightenedrdquo) there
was a basic epistemic and ethical
curiosity in the tradition of
intellectual Buddhism that sought
knowledge in many different fields
Some of the fields were directly
related to Buddhist commitments
such as medicine and healthcare
others went with the development
and dissemination of Buddhist
culture such as architecture and
sculpture and still others linked
Buddhist intellectual queries with
interest in analytical discipline
Let me comment briefly on the last
mdash not specifically with reference to
Nalanda but as a way of
understanding better the Buddhist
intellectual impact One of the
connections on which evidence of
intellectual connections between
China and India is plentiful is the
impact of Buddhists in general and
of adherents of Tantric Buddhism
in particular on Chinese
mathematics and astronomy in the
seventh and eighth centuries in
the Tang period Yi Jing who was a
student of Nalanda and to whom I
referred earlier was one of many
translators of Tantric texts from
Sanskrit into Chinese Tantrism
became a major force in China in
the seventh and eighth centuries
and had followers among Chinese
intellectuals of the highest
standing Since many Tantric
scholars had a deep interest in
mathematics (perhaps connected
at least initially with Tantric
fascination with numbers) Tantric
mathematicians had a significant
influence on Chinese mathematics
as well
Indeed as Joseph Needham notes
ldquothe most important Tantrist was I-
Hsing (+672 to +717) the greatest
Chinese astronomer and
mathematician of his timerdquo
Needham goes on to remark that
ldquothis fact alone should give us
pause since it offers a clue to the
possible significance of this form of
Buddhism for all kinds of
observational and experimental
sciencesrdquo Yi Xing (or I-Hsing to use
Needhams spelling) who was in
fact never a student of Nalanda
but belonged to a tradition of
which Nalanda was one of the
results was fluent in Sanskrit (I
request the audience to be careful
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
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ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
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मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
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इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
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पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
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का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
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ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
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ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
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पर छान लगा ह
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उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
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का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
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ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
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Media Museum at 91-
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(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
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wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
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supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
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Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
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range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
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discussion content creation
for that specific cause
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raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
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government education experts
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5 Execute
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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of the distinction between Yi Xing
the mathematician and Yi Jing the
intellectual trained in Nalanda who
was among other things
interested in medicine) As a
Buddhist monk Yi Xing was familiar
with the Indian religious literature
but he had acquired a great
expertise also on Indian writings on
mathematics and astronomy
Despite his own religious
connection it would be a mistake
to assume that Yi Xings
mathematical or scientific work
was somehow motivated by
religious concerns As a general
mathematician who happened to
be also a Tantrist Yi Xing dealt with
a variety of analytical and
computational problems many of
which had no particular connection
with Tantrism or Buddhism at all
The combinatorial problems
tackled by Yi Xing included such
classic ones as ldquocalculating the
total number of possible situations
in chessrdquo Yi Xing was particularly
concerned with calendrical
calculations and even constructed
on imperial order a new calendar
for China
Calendrical studies in which Indian
astronomers located in China in the
eighth century along with Yi Xing
were particularly involved made
good use of the progress of
trigonometry that had already
occurred in India by then (going
much beyond the original Greek
roots of Indian trigonometry) The
movement east of Indian
trigonometry to China was a part of
a global exchange of ideas that also
went West around that time
Indeed this was
also about the time when Indian
trigonometry was having a major
impact on the Arab world (with
widely used Arabic translations of
the works of Aryabhata
Varahamihira Brahmagupta and
others) which would later
influence European mathematics as
well through the Arabs (Gherardo
of Cremona would make the first
Latin translation of Arab
mathematical texts that reported
on Indian work in 1150 just before
the time when Nalanda would
come to its sudden end)
It is this general intellectual
animation including animation in
analytical and scientific questions
that we have to appreciate in
interpreting what was going on in
old Nalanda I take the liberty of
mentioning here that it is not of
course unique to Nalanda that as a
religious foundation it
nevertheless pursued general
intellectual and scientific studies
the products of which were of
great interest also to people who
were not religious or did not share
the religion of the foundations
involved Isaac Newton was
religious mdash indeed very mystically
oriented mdash and while he
revolutionized the nature of
physics mathematics and optics
he had no problem with his (and
as it happens mine and Venky
Ramakrishnarsquos) colleges (that is
Trinitys) the-then religiosity and
did not raise the kind of questions
about compatibility that some later
Trinity-men like Henry Sidgwick
would with powerful arguments
The mixture of religion and science
was by no means unique to
Nalanda and to illustrate with
another example it was the
Christian university of Padua mdash one
of the earliest of the extant
universities in the world mdash that
produced Galileo Galilei (I was
incidentally amused when while
receiving an honorary doctorate at
Padua I heard Paul Ricoeur
another recipient chastising the
University of Padua for not
standing up sufficiently for Galileo
Ricoeurs arguments were
impeccable though it seemed a
little unfair to blame the current
Rector of Padua for Paduas lack of
support for Galileo) To what
extent such conflict arose in
Nalanda I do not know but as
more documents come to light we
may well find out whether there
were tensions in the relation
between science and religion in
Nalanda What is however
absolutely clear is that this
Buddhist foundation made much
room for the pursuit of analytical
and scientific subjects within the
campus of Nalanda University
A third question concerns the
subjects that were actually taught
in Nalanda Here we do have a
problem since the documents in
Nalanda were indiscriminatingly
burnt by Bakhtiyar and his
conquering army We have to rely
therefore of the accounts of
students of Nalanda who wrote
about what they had seen and
given the reticence of Indians to
write about history (a subject of
interest in itself) we have to rely
mostly on the accounts of outsiders
who did not share that reticence
such as Xuangzang and Yi Jing We
do know that among the subjects
taught and on which there was on-
going research were medicine
public health architecture
sculpture and astronomy in
addition to religion history law
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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and linguistics Nalanda such as Yi
Jing and Xuangzang were not
involved in mathematical studies
Those in China who were deeply
involved in Indian mathematics
such as Yi Xing did not train in
Nalanda There may have been
others in India or China or
elsewhere from Nalanda who were
involved in mathematics (a subject
that was flourishing in India in this
period) and whose documents
have been lost However we do
know from Indian accounts that
logic was a subject that was taught
in Nalanda and my guess is that
eventually evidence would emerge
on this part of the curriculum in
Nalanda as well
(Xuangzang a Tang dynasty famous
Chinese Buddhist monk who visited
Nalanda)
What about mathematics As it
happens the Chinese chroniclers
from Further indirect evidence in
the direction of the presence of
mathematics in Nalanda curriculum
was the inclusion of astronomy in
Nalanda Xuangzang comments on
that and refers elegantly to the
observational tower that seemed
to rest among the cloudy fog high
up and provided an eye-catching
sight in the Nalanda campus In
that period the progresses in Indian
and Chinese astronomy were
closely linked with developments
with mathematics particularly
trigonometry Indeed all the Indian
experts that the Chinese brought to
China for astronomical work were
mathematicians (one of these
Indian mathematicians became the
Director of the official Board of
Astronomy of China in the 8th
century) We do not know enough
about the ancestry of the Indian
mathematicians who went to China
to decide whether any of them had
Nalanda connections but we do
know that from early fifth century
Kusumpur in nearby Pataliputra
(Patna) was the place where the
mathematicians doing front-line
innovative work on the subject
were congregating
I end with two final remarks The
first one concerns an aspect of the
intellectual life of Nalanda that
emerges powerfully from the
accounts we do actually have about
Nalanda from Chinese as well as
Indian scholars The faculty and the
students in Nalanda loved to argue
and very often held argumentative
encounters I have discussed
elsewhere how deep this
argumentativeness is in Indian
intellectual history but I want to
add here that it is a part of the
scientific tradition as well to seek
arguments and defences refusing
to accept positions and claims on
grounds of faith There were plenty
of organised argumentative
matches going on in Nalanda and
this too fits in a very general way
into the scientific connections of
Nalanda
The final remark concerns the
passion for propagating knowledge
and understanding that Nalanda
stood for This was one reason for
its keenness to accept students
from abroad Xuangzang as well as
Yi Jing mentions the warm
welcome they received as they
arrived in Nalanda from China
Indeed Xuangzang used this
commitment in an argument with
the faculty in Nalanda when he was
asked mdash and pressed mdash to stay on
as a faculty member in Nalanda
after he had completed his studies
He mentioned his commitment
and here he invoked Buddha
himself to spread enlightenment
ldquoto all landsrdquo He asked the
rhetorical question ldquoWho would
wish to enjoy it alone and to forget
those who are not yet
enlightenedrdquo If the seeking of
evidence and vindication by critical
arguments is part of the tradition
of science so is the commitment to
move knowledge and
understanding beyond locality
Science has to fight parochialism
and Nalanda was firmly committed
to just that
(Dr Amartya Sen who won the
Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998
and was awarded the Bharat Ratna
in 1999 is Professor of Economics
and Philosophy at Harvard
University in the US and chairman
of the Interim Governing Board of
Nalanda University)
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Education sector
Education sector is one of the most
neglected sectors in the economy
In 1950rsquos when education sector
had an 8 share in the budget and
the government promised to
provide free and compulsory
education to all children literacy
rate was a meager 15
Subsequently over the years the
share of education sector has
reduced to an abysmal 27 in the
current budget plan outlay Though
overall literacy rate has increased
to 65 there is a lot to be desired
There is huge disparity among
literacy levels for men (75) and
women (52)
Over the years there have been
several government schemes and
plans in the form of National
Literacy Mission Sarva Siksha
Abhyan and now finally we have
the Right to Education Act But
somehow all these schemes have
failed to reach their objective
Several NGOrsquos have also come
forward to the cause with some of
the prominent names as Pratham
campaigns like Teach India But as
very rightly quoted ldquoIndia is a
country of big problems so we
need big solutions as wellrdquo It is
even more revealing that even the
children who are enrolled and
studying in class 5 are unable to
read class 8 students are unable to
do simple arithmetic
So we come to analyze why India
has not able to provide good
quality education to its children
There are many problems and
causes which have led to the
abysmal situation Some of the
prominent ones are listed as
follows Government allocates very
less of budget to education and
the amount allocated is skewed
towards higher education Rural
schools and education gets a
meager 26 and the rest 74 is
for urban and development of
higher education
a) Lack of infrastructure and basic
amenities in schools Most of the
schools donrsquot have requisite
teaching aids lack basic
infrastructure in the form of
school building Most of the
schools donrsquot have toilets
b) Teachers They are in short
supply not given proper salary
most of them are not serious
about teaching and remain
absent from schools
c) Caste system It leads to huge
disparity and humiliation for the
so-called untouchables and they
constitute 16 of our population
and because of the humiliation
kidrsquos dropout
d) Syllabi The syllabus is not
relevant for kids in primary
schools
e) Lack of books in local language
f) Most of the school buildings are
used for non-school purposes in
villages
There are many more problems
which can be listed down But as
we can see in the above problems
there is a huge gap Now the gap
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to fill the gap
a) RTE provides great opportunity
for private entrepreneurs to
work in PPP model with the
government to implement RTE
They can work to set up new
schools construct school
buildings revive old schools and
provide basic amenities
b) The mid-day meal scheme also
provides opportunity for
entrepreneurs to work in PPP
model with the government to
implement the schemes
c) Entrepreneurs can also look in to
work in syllabi development
teaching methodology with more
focus towards vocational
learning teaching aids as per
local needs
copy Kumar Ankit
(Kumar Ankit is currently studying
at XLRI Jamshedpur and is founder
amp Executive Director at Green Leaf
Energy Private Limited a startup
company in the area of renewable
and green power energy He can be
contacted at ankit4jecgmailcom
)
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Babu Kunwar Singh
Kunwar Singh epitomises not only
the spirit of liberty but also
unparalleled courage and the will
to resist injustice at all costs and
under any circumstances He
played a major role in the First
War of Independence of 1857
(A stamp issued by government of
India)
Babu Veer Kunwar Singh (1777ndash
1858) one of the leaders of
the Indian rising of 1857belonged
to a royal PARMAR Kshatriya
(Rajput) house of Jagdishpur
currently a part of Bhojpur
district Bihar state India At the
age of 80 years during Indiarsquos First
War of Independence (1857) he
actively led a select band of armed
soldiers against the troops under
the command of the East India
Company and also recorded
victories in many battles
Kunwar Singh king of Jagdishpur
was born in 1777 Jagdishpur
near Arrah in the state of Bihar He
belongs to PanwarParmar (gurjar
royal race) His ancestors belong to
great Raja Vikramadity Raja Bhoj
of malwa
Babu Kunwar Singh was nearly
eighty and in failing health when he
was called upon to take up arms
The great warrior that he was he
gave a good fight and harried
British forces for nearly a year and
remained invincible till the end
Kunwar Singh assumed command
of the soldiers who had revolted
at Danapur on July 5 Two days
later he occupied Arrah the district
headquarters Major Vincent Eyre
relieved the town on August 3
defeated Kunwar Singhs force and
destroyed Jagdishpur Kunwar
Singh left his ancestral village and
reached Lucknow in December
1857 In March 1858 he
occupied Azamgarh However he
had to leave the place soon
Pursued by Brigadier Douglas he
retreated towards his home
in Bihar On April 23 Kunwar Singh
had a victory near Jagdishpur over
the force led by Captain Le Grand
26 April 1858 he died in his village
The mantle of the old chief now fell
on his brother Amar Singh who
despite heavy odds continued the
struggle and for a considerable
time ran a parallel government in
the district of Shahabad In October
1859 Amar Singh joined the rebel
leaders in the Nepal Terai
In his last battle fought on April 23
1858 near Jagdishpur the troops
under the control of the East India
Company were completely routed
While crossing the Ganges on way
to his ancestral seat at Jagdishpur
Babu Kunwar Singh was wounded
in the arm Undaunted Babu
Kunwar Singh severed the injured
limb and flung it into the river
Ganges as is was his last offering to
the Ganges Soon after he
completely routed the British
forces in the battle on 23 April
1858 and died the next day (24
April 1858)
To honour his memory and his
contribution to Indiarsquos freedom
movement the Republic of
India issued a commemorative
stamp on 23 April 1966 Veer
Kunwar Singh University named
after him was established
by Government of Bihar near
his birth place The ICSE board has
in its Hindi text-book (Ekanki
Suman) a play (by the name of
Vijay Ki Bela (literally Moment of
Victory) on the later part of Kunwar
Singhs life starting from the time
he was crossing the Ganges and
finishing with his death
Contributed by Santosh Pandey
(Santosh is a Chartered Accountant
and currently lives in Czech
Republic and can be reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
For a State growing at around 10
per annum Biharrsquos power
requirement is expected to be
around 8000 mega watts in the in
next 5 years Bihar has a power
generation capacity of 584MW
compared with a demand of
around 2500MW The deficit is
made up by accessing the central
pool quota of 1200MW of which
the supply is around 700MW As a
result frequent and prolonged
power outages are common across
the state
In recent times State has approved
many power projects and also
worked towards increasing the
production capacity of existing
plants Bihar is to set up three new
thermal power plants to generate
3960 MW of energy The plants of
1320 MW each will be set up at
Kajra in Lakhisarai Piparpainti in
Bhagalpur and Chusa in Buxar
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lie
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection
other areas which also needs
special attention
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abun
year and has surplus biomass could
become self
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
61
36
3
Central Allocation Thermal Power Plants
Gydel Orhers
Empowering Bihar through renewable energy
districtsBihar continues to suffer
due to Power deficiency one of the
biggest challenges lies in the area
of distribution and coverage Last
mile connectivity issues
maintenance and collection are
other areas which also needs
special attention Greenpreace
recently ran campaign in the state
to create awareness for developing
models for renewable energy and
developing local self sustaining
models of power generations to
fuel the growth and growing need
of power in rural Bihar
Its public manifesto to make Bihar
power self sufficient has the idea of
Decentralized Renewable Energy
(DRE) model works on the principle
of producing electricity through
renewable energy near the source
of use or consumption For
example a village which receives
abundant sunshine throughout the
year and has surplus biomass could
become self-sufficient in energy by
producing power through a
combination of renewable energy
technologies such as solar energy
andor biomass and manage the
system locally
The model ensures
democratization of the process of
power production and secures
access to reliable and quality
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
ldquoEmpowering Bihar
success story of
System amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Currently Bihar Government
support schemes for bio
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for develo
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
m
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get asso
exciting journey of empowering
Bihar
Contributed by Ajit Cho
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom
energy for the community via
utilization of locally available
resources Successful case studies
of the DRE model titled
Empowering Biharrdquo showcases the
success story of Rice Husk Power
amp Tripolia Hospital Solar
Research center
Bihar Government does
support schemes for bio-gas
development SPV systems of
LanternsHome lighting
systemsstreet lighting systems
and wind mills Bihar Government
policy on private sector
participation for developing non
conventional energy sources is
available on
httpwwwbshpcltdcompolicyht
Given the unique growth trajectory
and need for power it would be a
great opportunity for private
players to get associated with this
exciting journey of empowering
by Ajit Chouhan (Ajit
an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur
and currently works as HR BU
partner in one of Indiarsquos leading IT
company He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom )
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
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About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Bhojpuri Cinemarsquo a declining phase for lack of patronage
As far as I know unlike Bengali
cinema Tamil cinema Malayalam
cinema etc there was nothing
called Bhojpuri cinema in the first
place There was no film making
culture in Bihar there only were
sporadic films in Bhojpuri that were
made by producers from Bollywood
who came from eastern UP and
Bihar Ganga Maiya Tohe Piyari
Chadhaibo Laagi Nahin Chhoote
Raam and Balam Pardesia are
examples of that Later on too
some decent films were made in
Bihar like Dulha Ganga Par Ke and
Ganga Kinare Mora Gaon and they
did good business
Then came the era of downfall of
Bihar And I think the downfall of
Bhojpuri cinema has a lot to do
with the downfall in the image and
content of Bihar Politics education
and employment sector in Bihar
started deteriorating and people
started leaving the state These
were the people who would
otherwise patronize good cinema
in Bhojpuri The image of Bihar kept
on deteriorating and Biharis living
in other states would feel ashamed
of declaring that they are from
Bihar Then not only those who
lived in other states but also those
who lived in Bihar stopped talking
in Bhojpuri Speaking in Bhojpuri in
a public place was somehow
considered to be below standard
People almost disowned the
language to the extent that they
would not speak to their children in
Bhojpuri In private they would
communicate in Hindi peppered
with Bhojpuri words And in public
the educated Biharis who lived
outside the state did everything
possible to hide their Bihari
identity We canrsquot blame them
though All this happened because
Bihar had gradually come to
represent everything that an ideal
society should not be
The great migration started Those
who couldnrsquot leave Bihar out of
compulsion were the poor who had
no resources to move out the
Bihar Government employees and
those who could not leave their
land unattended for fear of illegal
capture by local politicians or their
goons Anyone who could send
their children out of the state for
educationjob sent them
So there was hardly anybody left in
Bihar or outside Bihar to patronize
Bhojpuri cinema The only people
who were still speaking to their
children in Bhojpuri were those
from the lower strata of the society
ndash the poor the uneducated This
was the class that would watch
films just to forget their sorrow and
not because they wanted to watch
a film-makerrsquos perspective on a
social issue inflicting the society
Non-serious movies were still being
made in Hindi but they went out of
reach of this class due to
emergence of multiplexes and
disappearance of the low-cost
theaters
The entrepreneur in Manoj Tiwari
identified this class and started
making movies that suited their
taste and pocket The target
audience started watching these
movies and much more came
Manoj Tiwari never made these
movies for PLU (people like us)So
it is clear that quality Bhojpuri
cinema went through a declining
phase for lack of patronage
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
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दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
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अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
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यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
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एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
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रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
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हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
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का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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What is the way forward
We need not worry about lsquoPanditji
Batain na Biyah kab hoirsquo kind of
movies at all They are meant for a
specific audience and such an
audience does and will always exist
in any society so there will also
exist film-makers who will make
films for them Ab in filmon ka
dusprabhav saare samaj par na
pade iske liye humein apni lakeer
ko unki lakeer se lamba karna
padega
It cannot be denied that Culture amp
Art play an important role in the
development of any society
Cinema too is an apt medium to
educate the society A well-made
and forward-looking Bhojpuri film
will not only regain the audience
that it had lost over time but it
would also promote the Culture
Art amp Music of Bihar outside the
state Bihar will gain respect
through its cinema It will help
attract tourists to the state of Bihar
which will generate employment
for thousands But the question is
how do we sustain the culture of
quality-film making in Bhojpuri
One thing is clear corporatisation
will not help There is a difference
between our objective and their
objective Through our films we
want to reconstruct the Bihari
society and promote Bihari art and
culture whereas all the investing
corporate would be interested in is
revenue So that is out The only
answer lies in the theory of
demand and supply There is an
unending appetite for good cinema
in Bihari audiences But there is no
supply So if a good cinema in
Bhojpuri is supplied it WILL be
watched If it has a strong script to
hold audiences from the beginning
to the end it WILL be watched If
patterns and treatments are not
repeated it WILL be watched and
liked Even in languages such as
Hindi Bengali or Tamil quality
cinema is in short supply Bhojpuri
also has the advantage of numbers
According to a recent government
estimate some 15 crore people
speak Hindi and Bhojpuri in UP and
Bihar So I can only hope that our
member Nitin Chandrarsquos work
lsquoDeswarsquo will mark
the rebirth of good Bhojpuri
cinema rather birth of Bhojpuri
cinema that will establish itself over
time as a genre From whatever
little I have heard about the subject
it deals with I hope it will taste
decent success at the box office
Once that happens more people
will be attracted to making quality
cinema in Bhojpuri And when
people will have a choice of quality
over quantity they will go for the
former
But good films will not come up just
because there are good intentions
Something more is required to
sustain this trend One Nitin
Chandra is not enough We need
more professionals from Bihar as
Film makers The current film
makers in Bhojpuri Cinema are not
trained professionals thatrsquos why
they pay attention to making cheap
movies
Then we also will need to improve
the insecure conditions of the
cinema halls in the interiors of the
state which has also resulted in the
decreasing rate of cine viewers B-
grade theatres can afford only B-
grade movies Here the govt
needs to pitch in by giving them
subsidies It is the governmentrsquos
responsibility to help in offering
low-cost entertainment (as
opposed to cheap entertainment)
to its people a deluge of cheap
films will only corrupt and
manipulate the youth who will
determine the future of the state
The government can also consider
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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giving a tax holiday for the next five
years to films made in Bihar This
will attract good filmmakers with
meager resources to making films
on socio-political issues in Bhojpuri
that in turn will create jobs for
locals
The most important thing is that a
Film Training Institute somewhere
near Patna must be set up This
should be followed by setting up of
a film studio It will launch a film-
making culture in Bihar which will
automatically result in production
of good Bhojpuri cinema
Universities in Bihar too should
offer subjects on film making so
that the young generation can
become interested in this art I am
sure if these measures are taken
Bhojpuri cinema will evolve sooner
rather than later
PS Only last week the UP tourism
department has sent a proposal to
the CEO of Gorakhpur Industrial
Development Authority (GIDA) to
allocate 110 acres of land for
setting up a film city and a film
training institute for Bhojpuri
movies near Sahjanwa town in the
district Is it a signal for Bihar
Tourism dept to act fast
Author Rakesh Srivastava
(Rakesh works for a leading
software consulting company in
India and currently lives in New
Delhi He can be reached at
rakeshtcsgmailcom)
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
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हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Collaboration of ldquoDeswardquo and ldquoBrand Biharrdquo
The young film director and one of the members of
our group Mr Nitin Chandra whose first directorial
venture a Bhojpuri feature film ldquoDESWArdquo
proposed to launch the ldquoDESWArdquo merchandize for
promotion of the film In this regard Nitin
contacted the team ldquoONE BIHARrdquo (ONE BIHAR is an
organization of Biharis who are focused on many
BIHAR related non for profit projects through their
personal collaboration) to launch a joint T-Shirt
with print of ldquoDESWArdquo in the front and a famous ldquo I
AM BIHARrdquo slogan created by ONE BIHAR and in
particular Mayank Krishna a team member of the
ONE BIHAR
Soon you will see a T-shirt launched by team
DESWA which will feature the Deswa photo (above
left) on the front and I AM BIHAR poetry on the
back
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
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About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
Launch of Blissful Bihar Campaign- The
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
Mr Ajit Chouhan conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
photographs of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
organized as an event on Facebook
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
cultural amp social legacy Hopefully this calendar will
remind the world of its glorious past amp promising
future that lies ahead We will be releasing the
The Blissful Bihar desktop calendar for 2011
On the eve of new year 2011 one of our members
conceptualized designed and
launched a one man branding exercise for Bihar
Ajit designed a desktop calendar using 12 different
of Bihar from his personal photo
collection The launch of this calendar was
Blissful Bihar is an attempt to showcase Biharrsquos rich
Hopefully this calendar will
st amp promising
We will be releasing the
monthly calendar every month
event page This Calendar is free to circulate can
be printed amp shared with anyone with
to Mr Ajit Chouhan
Campaign launched by by Ajit Ch
(Ajit Chouhan is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
ajitchouhangmailcom)
monthly calendar every month on our Facebook
Calendar is free to circulate can
anyone with due credits
Ajit Chouhan
is an Alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur and
currently works as HR BU partner in one of Indiarsquos
leading IT company s He can be reached at
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
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About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
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wherever we are
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and hard)
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Development of SSI sector in Bihar
There is lot of buzz about state
government making efforts for
reopening of sugar mills and also
on various industrial projects
including food processing units
However for alleviation of poverty
and creating employment
opportunities potential of small
industries is yet to be assessed and
tapped properly The small scale
industries (SSI) and also small and
medium enterprises (SME) have
huge potential to tap local
entrepreneurial skills of
enterprising people These sectors
are labour intensive with high ratio
of labour to capital employed
Since they require a certain
desired skill level this results in
better wages to the poor
population In Bihar 90 of GDP
comes from agriculture and service
sectors therefore the potential of
manufacturing sector remains
unutilised There is a need to
identify local level initiatives and
reaching out to them by providing
all possible assistance with regard
to finance marketing
infrastructure etc
It has been acknowledged by many
expert groups committees that to
ensure proper growth of SSI SME
sectors a cluster based approach
is the most convenient and
practical approach A cluster is a
group of related manufacturing
service units located in a common
geographical area Identification of
such clusters would result in better
bank-industry linkage as well as
better market access If the
clusters are provided appropriate
improvement in infrastructure for
the financing banks it results in
reduction in transaction costs as
well as mitigation of risk Presently
there are 388 SME clusters in India
identified by United Nations
Industrial Development
Organisation (UNIDO) out of which
only three are located in Bihar ie
Barauni for Engineering and
Fabrication Muzzafarpur for Food
products and Patna for Brass and
German Silver utensils It can be
seen that cluster development has
remained largely underdeveloped
in Bihar and many traditional
business activities like Lac industry
Sericulture leather art
(Madhubani Painting) dairy etc
have remained untapped One can
also add Cinema Education
coaching Textile Fruits and
Fisheries etc in the potential list
The UNIDO Focal Point is currently
based in New Delhi and is
responsible for interacting with
each cluster assist the local actors
in preparing and implementing
their action plans and linking them
with relevant institutions at the
regional national and
international level monitoring
local initiatives and encouraging
exchange of experiences among
different clusters State
Government needs to work in co-
ordination with the UNIDO for
identification and development of
new clusters in various other
geographical areas One good
development in this regard is that
recently the Associated Chambers
of Commerce and Industry in India
(Assocham) has proposed to
partner Bihar government to
develop 14 industrial clusters for
an estimated cost of Rs450 crore
for employment and revenue
generation The challenge however
remains in early execution of the
projects and building upon the
momentum so generated
There is a new interest being
shown by most of the big retailers
in resurgent Bihar recently Apart
from the above opening up of FDI
in retail is also on the cards which
will ensure availability of high end
marketing acumen and significant
growth in the consumer spending
State Government will do well to
develop the clusters of SSI SME
sectors that can be positioned in
the supply chain of these big global
marketers The preparedness in
this regard will help automatic
linkage of these retail chains with
the artisanssource and will
provide the SSI SME sectors a
worldwide market and great
employment opportunities
Though the clusters may not have
specific registered brands of their
own they can have huge
recognition value informally in the
wholesale market We have
examples of hosiery of Ludhiana
Sports goods of Jalandhar
matchsticks crackers of Shivkasi
locks of Aligarh diamond
processing of Surat etc With
specific efforts by State
Government and other agencies
our clusters can also make their
presence felt nationally and even
internationally NABARD and SIDBI
have scope for providing market
exposure to artisans and their
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
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हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
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Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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clusters by way of sponsoring
events melas and also by
imparting training Unfortunately
the funds allotted by these
agencies for this purpose are very
meagre and even those funds in
many cases remain unutilised
State Government may engage
itself with these institutions at
appropriate forums and even offer
to supplement their efforts so as
to enable these clusters find bigger
markets
The commercial banks have been
given targets to meet priority
sector lending which include micro
and small enterprises Out of this
separate sub-targets are given for
lending to small tiny sectors
However these are all India
targets which come in the way of
inclusive economic growth of
different geographical areas in our
country Though an all India target
for overall priority sector lending
may be a practical approach to
protect the competitiveness of
these lending institutions state-
wise sub targets for small tiny
sectors for these banks will go a
long way towards improving
entrepreneurial skills
environment in neglected areas
State Government needs to take
up this matter with Central
Government and other
appropriate authorities Apart
from the above the data of banks
regarding achievements of priority
sector targets particularly the sub
targets of small and tiny sectors
need to be monitored by some
kind of social audit through
random sampling of branches
Most of the underdeveloped
states have this common
complaint against all the banks
their region that the financial
resources collected from the state
are used for lending in already
developed states In financial
terms the complaint is about low
CD ration ie low loan disbursal
compared to collection of
deposits The bankers always
respond by arguing about adverse
credit environment and lack of
viable proposals etc
Unfortunately a genuine concern
of a poor society is always lost in
the jungle of technical jargons
Some pro active measures by the
State Government towards
creating better infrastructure for
local industries by way of providing
good law and order situation
roads electricity training market
exposure will go a long way in
meeting the demands of bankers
Similarly bankers also need to
ensure that the lending targets to
specific sectors and also the
annual target as per Government
policies are met and data with
regard to such achievements are
subjected to stringent audit
process for cleansing the same
Instead of repeating the same
arguments about increasing CD
ratio in every meeting of the State
Government and bankers some
out of the box initiatives and a two
way approach will definitely bring
the desired results
Scope for small agro industries
need to be explored by various
agencies involved A unique
feature of Biharrsquos agriculture
production is that it produces
almost equal percentage of all
India produce in all the major
crops ie Rice Pulse and wheat (5
to 7 percent) No other state has
such distinction as they specialise
in the production of either one or
two Instead of this being a
positive feature or a reflection on
the dietary habits of local
population it reflects more upon
the large scale subsistence farming
prevailing among the farmers
which prohibits them from moving
to lsquocomparative advantagersquo
farming
This non-pragmatic conservative
approach is a major contributory
factor to continuation of large
scale poverty in Bihar particularly
in rural areas Small land holding in
rural areas also prohibits corporate
farming which adversely affects
per hectare yield and resultantly
profitability of agriculture
Absentee ownership also results in
low investments and low
productivity However the
example of local agriculturists and
businessmen in Kishanganj is
worth noting where they have
taken to growing of tea in last few
years This has resulted in Bihar
now producing approx 4 million kg
tea annually as against approx
1000 million kg produced in India
Many may find it unbelievable that
Bihar produces close to half
percent of Tea in India but it is true
and the figure can grow
substantially in future One of the
major features of this industry is
that it provides direct employment
to large number of poor To
further this initiative the sector
would require tea processing plant
in close proximity which is lacking
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
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हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
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561734-world-class-university-
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biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
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In response to fundraising
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we believe is an incorrect way
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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and the only such plant in the area
is presently closed State
Government may look for its role
towards encouraging the cash crop
culture in one of the poorest areas
of Bihar
Many people have this feeling that
there is no real change on the
ground rather it is only the
perception that has changed
Whatever may be the case the
importance of change in
perception canrsquot be ignored as it is
one of the pre requisite for
attracting private capital Time has
come to capitalize on this changed
perception
Contributed by ndash Bhartendu Kumar
Das
(Bhartendu K Das is working with
the Reserve Bank of India and can
be reached at Emailgmailcom )
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
लग पर1त हमार दश क13 अनक
4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
Ocircआरा जला घर बाऽ
कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
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supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
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Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
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global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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बहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधताबहार क भाषाओ क13 ववधता
आज़ाद भारत मamp बहार जस रा(य क
रहन वाल को हद भाषी घोषत कर
दया गया शायद समय क13 यह माग
थी हम लोग तज़ी स हद सीखन
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4ऽीय भाषाए थी भोजपर मिथिल
मगह नगपरया अिगका व(जका
इltयाद यद म= खद का उदाहरण द
तो मर घर पर यह पाब1द थी क म=
अपन माता पता और भाई स हद मamp
ह बात कB भोजपर या मगह मamp
नह मर माता पता को ऐसा लगा क
अगर सबस िसफ ःथानीय भाषा मamp ह
बात चीत कय तो मर हद कमजोर
रह जायगी इसका नतीजा यह हआ
क म= अपन नाना-नानी मामा-मामी
स भोजपर मamp और अपन दादा-दाद
फआ और चाचा स पलाम क13 भाषा मamp
बात करता था पर माता पता और
भाई स हद मamp य तो साठ क दशक
क अितम वषH स सIर क दशक क13
बात ह पर दखत दखत हमार परवश
मamp इतना बदलाव आया क13 लोग
ःथानीय भाषाओ को बलकल छोड
हद या अमजी पर उतर आय अब क
अिभभावक को शायद अपन बMच पर
य पाब1द लगानी होगी क वो घर पर
मगह या भोजपर मamp बात करamp
हद सीखना तो बहत अMछO बात ह
पर ःथानीय भाषाए भलना एक बहत
बड़ भल ह भाव क अिभQयR क13
जो ववधता इन ःथानीय भाषाओ मamp
ह वो हद मamp बहत मकल ह और
अमजी मamp तो कतई नह म= अपन इस
लख मamp ऐस कछ भाव ःतत करना
चाहगा जो हमार इन भाषाओ क
ववधता को उजागर कर सक
मगह मamp एक शSद ह ओर जो खपड़ल
घर क कोन को दशान क िलए
Qयवहार मamp आता ह जाहर ह ओर
स जल का िनकास कह अिधक होगा
अतः ओर क नीच बरसात क दन मamp
काई जम जाती ह जसक िलए शSद
ह पMछल जस Ocircओरया क िनMच
पMछल हईऽOtilde अब इस आप हद मamp
फसलाऊ कह तो सकत ह= पर बात
वो नह ह इसी कार यद बतन बहत
ग1दा हो जाय और ठOक स मलन स
भी साफ़ नह हो तो उस खरकZटल
कहत ह= Ocircतसलवा खरकZटल हईOtilde का
या अनवाद होगा फर हम आत ह=
OcircगतगतOtilde पर मगह क इस शSद का
मतलब होता ह धीर धीर जस कोइ
व_ QयR बोल क13 Ocircलईकन सब त
कदक क चहप गईलन आ हमिनय
गतगत पहिचए गईलीOtilde
Oonomatopoeia का जो भाव गतगत
स आता ह वो या धीर धीर स आ
सकता ह खपडा फरवाना को आप
श_ हद मamp या कहampग OcircजवारOtilde और
OcircबाईबीOtilde जस वपरताथक शSद ज़रा
ढढ तो दखamp कस भाषा मamp िमलता ह
अगोरना एक और अनठा शSद ह
मसलन आप कहampग Ocircकaपटर अगोर क
बठल हवऽ का द जीबी क फाइल
जbद डाउनलोड हो जतवऽOtilde
अब भोजपर पर आए िसफ दद को
दशान क िलए आधा दज़न स (यादा
शSद ह= टसऽता पराऽता बऽथऽता
टभकऽता दखाऽता टटाऽताऽ
मरोड़ऽताऽ अइठताऽ आद आद और
सबस खास बात क13 इन सब शSद क
अथ मamp थोड़-थोड़ िभ1नता ह लकन
गोड टटाएगा पकला (पस स भरा
पीला घाव जो बरसात मamp होता ह)
टभकगा और पट मरोडगा
एक अeत शSद ह िनयर जसका
अमजी और भोजपर दोन मamp एक ह
अथ ह और इसी शSद का एक Bप ह
िनयराइल यानी अब बस पहचन वाल
ह= जस Ocircगाड फलवार छोड दल बया
पटना जशन िनअराइल बाऽOtilde कछ
और शSद दखamp महतार शाSदक तौर
पर माताजी हो तो सकती ह= पर
ममltव थोडा आिधकारक नह हो
जायगा और OcircलोरOtilde को आस स बदलamp
तो वषाद क13 या वह अनभित
िमलगी िनमgह या अltयाचार ह
नवीन भोजपरया जी न इया दशान
वाल कई शSद मझ बताय इरखा
दाजा-दाजी जोaह आद अब दखय
क13 अगर एक बMच न दसर को दख
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कोई काम कया जसम इषा नह ह
तो वो हःका हसक13 होगा जस
Ocircलगड़ा क काह चलताडऽOtilde
Ocircका कह चMचा हःका हसक13 मamp एक
पोरसा तडप गईिन आ गोड मjक
गईलOtilde लकन गोितया क मोटर गाड
दख क दाजा दाजी मamp करािनयो जी
गाड ल लहलन
सबस स1दर भाव दोह और कहावत
मamp आता ह य भाव दखamp जो Ocircतसलवा
तोर क13 मोरOtilde स दशाया जा सकता ह
अब जरा भोजपर जला क लोग पर
Qयग दखamp
ldquoभोज भोजपर जईऽहऽ मत
जईह त खईऽहऽ मत
खईल त सितहाऽ मत
आ सत गईलऽ त रोइऽहऽ मतrdquo
और भोजपर वाल अपन बखान मamp
बोलampग
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कौन बात क डर बाऽ
बावन बीघा मamp पोदना बाऽOtilde
अब आप बताइए क13 जनक यहा बावन
बीघ मamp िसफ पोदना क13 खती होती ह आप
उनक शान मamp कोई ऽट िनकाल सकत ह=
तो आइय हम अपन इस अमbय धरोहर
को सर4त करamp अपन बMच और बMचय
को इन भाषाओ क13 वःतत जानकार द
कर
Contributed by TV Sinha
(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
बढ़त पयावरण दषण िसमटत जगल चढ़त
तापमान और पानी क13 कbलत स
दिनयावाल दोचार ह= इस मl को लकर
दिनया जहान मamp जबरदःत चचाए हो रह
ह=
कछ दश न पयावरण सर4ण को लकर
पहल भी क13 ह फर भी धरती का
तापमान (य का ltय बढ़ता ह जा रहा ह
mलिशयर खltम होन क कगार पर ह= सच
ह क सार यास हमशा नीितगत ःतर पर
हए ह=
जमीनी सतह पर कसी भी दश क13 नीित
कारगर नह हा कोिशशamp जBर जार ह=
रहन दजए दश व दिनया क13 बातamp आज
हम आपको पयावरण को लकर सतह तौर
हो रह काम क13 जानकार दना चाहampग
सबस पहल चलत ह= हम बहार क
भागलपर मamp नवगिछया का धरहरा गाव
इस मामल को लकर इन दन चचा मamp ह
यह गाव पयावरण सर4ण क मामल मamp
दिनया क सामन एक िमसाल ह य
और बात ह क गाव क बार मamp सब क
बाहर रहन वाल को कम ह जानकार ह
धरहरा गाव क13 खािसयत यह ह क बट
पदा होन पर लोग जn मनात ह= दश क
दसर हःस मamp बट ज1मन पर माताओ
का या हौ होता ह आप लोग को मालम
ह ह खर धरहरा गाव मamp उन दन उltसव
का माहौल होता ह इस गाव मamp लोग
कसी भी िलहाज स बट को बोझ नह
समझत ह= यहा क13 रवायत ह क एक
बट पदा होन पर लोग कम स कम 10
फलदार पड़ लगात ह= इन पौध को गाव
क आसपास या खत क13 पगडडय पर
लगाया जाता ह= इसस होन वाली आमदनी
को सहज कर रखा दया जाता ह बाद मamp
बट क13 ववाह क दौरान इन पस का
इःतमाल कया जाता ह जतनी आमदनी
होगी शाद मamp खच भी उतनी ह लोग करत
ह चाह बट क13 Sयाह जस घर मamp य
ना हो गाव क लोग का मानना ह क
लड़क13 क13 ज1म होन स गाव और घर म
खषहाली आती ह इसिलए मामीण
पौधारोपण कर इस सलीट करत ह= इस
था न पर गाव को एक नई दषा द द ह
और वकास क तमाम दरवाज खोल दए
ह खास बात यह ह क गाव क13
लड़कया अपना ज1मदन भी पड़ क नीच
मनाती ह और इस मौक पर पड़ क13 छाव
मamp खाना बनाकर महमान को खलाती ह
इस कदम क बहआयामी भाव स गाव मamp
खषहाली का आलम ह गरबी भखमर
पलायन बरोजगार और पयावरण असतलन
गाव क13 फजा स कोस दर ह नवगिछया
का यह इलाका जहा बाढ़ और सख क
मकड़ जाल मamp फसा रहता ह वह इस गाव
मamp ऐसी कोई भी समःया नह ह पर
भागलपर का जलःतर 14 फ13ट नीच चला
गया ह लकन धरहरा मamp सरत ए हाल
ऐसी नह ह खास बात यह ह क
चमगादड़ गाव को ह अपना बसरा बनाया
ह लोग का मानना ह क चमगादड़ वह
रहत ह= जहा पयावरण सतिलत रहता ह
मामीण क मताबक चमगादड़ सख और
समs का तीक होता ह इ स गाव क
बजग को इस बात का इbम रहा होगा क
mलोबलवािमtग जसी समःया पर वव क
िलए खतरा उltप1न कर सकती ह तभी
ऐसी था क13 नीव डाली गई होगी सचमच
य कदम पर वव क िलए अनकरणीय ह
इस महम मamp अगर आप भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो बहतर कल का िनमाण कर
सकत ह= गाव वाल क13 इस अनोखी पहल
क बार मamp सनकर अल क दसर हuत मamp
मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार न गाव का दौरा
कया ःवय वकास क13 इस बहतरन
िमसाल को दखकर मvयमऽी भी चकत
रह गए उ1हन इस माडल को बहार क
दसर जल मamp भी अपनान क13 बात कह
ववास याऽा क
दौरान नीतीष कमार जहा भी गए सभी
सभाओ मamp लोग स धरहरा माडल को
अपनान और इस महम को आग बढ़ान
क13 अपील क13 मvयमऽी क दौर क बाद
गाव सखय मamp ह और वw क मानिचऽ
पर छान लगा ह
अब इस गाव स िनकल कर चलत ह=
मधपरा जला यहा क भपampि नारायण
मडल यिनविसट न धरहरा माडल को
Qयावहारक पाyयबम मamp षािमल कर िलया
ह वाइस चासलर डा आर पी ौीवाःतव
न नोटस जार कर सभी छाऽ क िलए
पौधारोपण करना अिनवाय कर दया ह
यिनविसट मamp अब दाखला लन स पहल
सभी छाऽ को पौघारोपण और दखभाल स
सबिधत माण पऽ स|पना होगा वरना
दाखला नह द जाएगी गौरतलब ह क
यिनविसट मamp 40 हजार स (यादा छाऽ ह=
इस महम मamp एक एक छाऽ भी भागीदार
िनभाए तो धरती क13 हरयाली को बचान मamp
एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
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हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
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Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
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In response to fundraising
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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(TV Sinha is a senior business
executive and currently based in
Mumbai He works for a leading
software company he can be
reached at tvsinhagmailcom)
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एक कारगर पहल जBर होगी
यहा स िनकलकर चलत ह= अब राजा
रजवाड़ क षहर मamp इस षहर को भारतर
उःताद बःमbलाह खा का गहनगर होन
का भी गौरव हािसल ह इस इलाक मamp भी
लोग पयावरण को बचान क13 महम चला
रह ह= कौरान सराय पचायत क कचिनया
गाव वािसय न पौधारोपण कर जल का
नाम रोषन कया ह यह वजह ह क आज
इस गाव क13 पहचान वनोबा वन स होन
लगी ह
वनोबा 99 एकड़ भ4ऽ मamp फला ह
पयावरण क बचान क िलए मामीण क13
सामहक यास का य षानदार नतीजा ह
हाल ह मamp मvयमऽी नीतीष कमार इस वन
4ऽ का मआयना कर लौट ह= इसस
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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पयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महमपयावरण बचान क13 महम
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
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का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
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ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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भावत होकर सरकार न सहयोग क साथ
साथ अनदान दन का भी एलान कया ह
दोःतो यहा पर कहन क िलए अब कछ
नह बचा ह मझ लगता ह क इन इलाक
का दौरा करन क बाद अब आप भी इस
महम मamp षािमल होन का मन बना रह
हग अगर इसी सोच क साथ दश का हर
नागरक गाव -घर और पयावरण को बचान
मamp योगदान द तो हम बहतर माहौल मamp
वाकई सास ल सकamp ग उaमीद ह क िनचल
ःतर पर दिनया बचान क िलए जार
महम एक
दन जBर रग लाएगी
Contributed by Hasan Jawed (
Hasan Jawed is an Alumni of AJK
Mass Communication Research
Centre Jamia Millia Islamia New
Delhi he has experience in TV amp
Radio Journalism and specializes in
sharing of Human Communication
with though Film Making
Broadcasting and Reporting on
Human Conditions Hasan also has
been travelling extensively to
understand developmental issues
in rural India He has visited about
six hundred villages of Kerala
Karnataka Maharashtra besides
BiharJharkahnd Haryana Uttar
Pradesh and North Bengal In
Vidarbha and Marathwada he has
worked with PRIs and denotified
tribes has also made a
documentary Film separately on
their issues The film has been
critically well acclaimed He
belongs to Kishanganj Bihar
Currently Hasan is working with a
Delhi based news channel as a
news producer He can be reached
at - hasanroohanigmailcom)
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Institution of Facebook youth ICON OF BIHAR by Facebook BIHAR group
The Idea behind the institution of Facebook youth
ICON of Bihar was conceived and floated by
Santosh Pandey in the month of Dec 2010
The purpose of this award of recognition is to
recognize the effort of young Biharirsquo s in various
fields who are doing inspiring and admirable jobs in
promoting the cause of Brand Bihar For the very
first award the Name of Ranjan Rituraj Singh also
popularly known as ldquoMukhiya jeerdquo in the virtual
worlds was proposed Ranjan Rituraj Singh was
voted and selected with unanimous popular choice
as being the first to receive this prestigious award
amp recognition bestowed in him by Facebook Bihar
Community
Ranjan Rituraj Singh hails from Gopalganj district of
Bihar and works as a professor in a leading private
engineering college in National Capital Region He
has contributed significantly to improve the image
of Bihar during the Dark Lalu-Rabri regime and has
also taken head on against the Bihar biased Indian
Media He writes a very popular blog called
Daalaan (wwwdaalaanblogspotcom ) The YOUTH
ICON AWARD or recognition will be awarded
quarterly and members of the group can nominate
any person they think has done or is involved in
doing a commendable job for advancement and
upliftment of BRAND BIHAR
The nominations for the second YOUTH ICON OF
BIHAR will be opened from 1st
February till 28th
February Subsequent to the nomination a jury of
members will decide the award based on the
popular vote and after objective evaluation of the
contribution made of any such nominee
A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
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About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
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A forgotten temple of Knowledge- waiting for its revival
Bihar in the ancient time had two
most reputed universities in the
world These universities were
like modern day Havard and Yale
of Old world In recent years with
commendable effort from the
then President of India Abdul
Kalam and Government of Bihar
and many multilateral agencies
and International level
governmental cooperation (
cooperation with China Japan
Singapore Thailand Sri Lanka
and other countries) a serious
effort is being made to restore
the once glory of Nalanda
University
But in this piece I am not talking
about Nalanda University rather
I want invite your attention that
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and wa
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the
with
Vikramaśīla
King
response to a su
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā
renowned
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak
waiting for its revival
there is another sister University
of Nalanda called Vikramshila
University which was also located
in the ancient Bihar and was
equally famous and recognized
world over
Vikramaśīla University was one of
the two most important centers
of Buddhist learning in India
during the Pala dynasty along
with Nālandā University
Vikramaśīla was established by
King Dharmapala (783 to 820) in
response to a supposed decline
in the quality of scholarship at
Nālandā Atisha the
renowned pandita is sometimes
listed as a notable abbot
Vikramasila (village
Antichak district Bhagalpur
Bihar) is located at about 50
east of Bhagalpur
13 km north-east of
railway station on Bhagalpur
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
through 11 km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ancient Bengal
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
out Vikramaśīla
university of the era
past its prime but still
illustrious Somapura
Bihar) is located at about 50 km
Bhagalpur and about
east of Kahalgaon a
railway station on Bhagalpur-
Sahebganj section of Eastern
Railway It is approachable
km long motorable
road diverting from NH80 at
Anadipur about 2 km from
Kahalgaon (which is not in a very
good condition)
A number of monasteries grew
up during the Pāla period in
ngal and Magadha
According to Tibetan sources
five great Mahaviharas stood
Vikramaśīla the premier
iversity of the era Nalanda
past its prime but still
Somapura
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
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About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Odantapurā and Jaggadala The
five monasteries formed a
network all of them were under
state supervision and there
existed a system of co-
ordination among them it seems
from the evidence that the
different seats of Buddhist
learning that functioned in
eastern India under the Pāla
were regarded together as
forming a network an interlinked
group of institutions and it was
common for great scholars to
move easily from position to
position among them
Vikramaśīla was founded
by Pāla king Dharmapala in the
late 8th or early 9th Century AD
It prospered for about four
centuries before it was destroyed
by Bakhtiyar Khilji during fighting
with the Sena dynasty along with
the other major centers
of Buddhism in India around
1200 CE
Vikramaśīla is known to us
mainly through Tibetan sources
especially the writings
of Tāranātha the Tibetan monk
historian of 16th-17th Century
AD
Vikramaśīla was one of the
largest Buddhist universities
with more than one hundred
teachers and about one
thousand students It produced
eminent scholars who were often
invited by foreign countries to
spread Buddhist learning culture
and religion The most
distinguished and eminent
among all was Atiśa Dipankara a
founder of the Sarma traditions
of Tibetan Buddhism Subjects
like philosophy grammar
metaphysics Indian logic etc
were taught here but the most
important branch of learning
was tantrism
The remains of the ancient
university have been partially
excavated at village Antichak in
the Bhagalpur district
Bihar state India and the
process is still underway
Meticulous excavation at the site
was conducted initially by Patna
University (1960ndash69) and
subsequently by Archaeological
Survey of India (1972ndash82) It has
revealed a huge square
monastery with a
cruciform stupa in its centre a
library building and cluster of
votive stupas To the north of
monastery a number of scattered
structures including a Tibetan
and a Hindu temple have been
found The entire spread is over
an area of more than one
hundred acres
Although the site of the
university has been widely
excavated and under care of
Archaeological Survey of India
there has not been any effort to
create more awareness about
this great university so far From
the tourism perspective also
government and Archaeological
Survey of India has not done
enough to promote the site of
the University Although
Bhagalpur the nearest city is
connected by train with major
cities and airports in India there
is still no functional airport in
Bhagalpur The infrastructure has
also been ignored and no
coordinated effort has been
made so far to facilitate the
tourist arrival to this site I
sincerely hope that this great
university will also see a day
when we all will take a call to
restore it to its original glory
(This article is contributed by
Santosh Pandey Santosh Pandey
is a chartered accountant and
working with a leading global
MNC He is currently based in
Czech Republic and can be
reached at
santoshpandeycagmailcom )
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Seasons ndash a Poem
As winter unfoldshellip
The blooms wither away
Trees shedding flowers shiveringhellip
Chilly winds flattering the beauty serene
Loud screeches of owlrsquos mailhellip
Nasty outcomes of foulrsquos play
The snail race losing to the harehellip
The crocodilersquos stab to the monkeyrsquos care
Winter profoundly sums up allhellip
Manifesting the beauty and its toil
The heart stuck in the marshy swamphellip
Folding the cold cause stumped around
Mastering the hate with loyal scalehellip
Endearing to straighten the dogrsquos tail
Whispering lullaby into the monsterrsquos earshellip
Maneuvering the gasp of emotions in string let of
tears
Winter passeshellipand spring dawns with sunshinersquos
prickhellip
Crimson lavender turquoise hues marvels the red
bricks
Long locks of creepers grow along the tree thickhellip
The frozen glaciers melt along flowing with broken
twigs
The redness of sun brings warmth in the airhellip
Flowers blossom profusely like a corolla fair
The breeze plays with princessrsquo hairhellip
And birdsrsquo chirping foretells the saga of splendor
share
Springs of love pure the hearthellip
First showers of rain drowns the hatersquos cart
Beacons to an enticing starthellip
It hits the bullrsquos eye in the game of dart
Summer arrives playing a harmonious tunehellip
Kids at beach have fun with the sand dunes
The stars go blue and the burnish of the moonhellip
The heat gets strong by the month of June
Love defines a new meaning to its folkshellip
Life changes with foes attempting towards peace
talk
Inner remorse burns to break the heartrsquos lockhellip
Miracle shines with diamonds sparkling from rocks
Summer bygone a new season fallshellip
Itrsquos time we welcome the autumnrsquos call
The branches without leaves stand tallhellip
Another storm comes and the soul buildrsquos a wall
Seasons do rounds in a circling moundhellip
Same as after every night comes the dawn
With every hate follows lovehellip
And after every lament happiness kisses the dove
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
About the author Samridhi Shandilya
(Samridhi is a software engineer currently working
with one of the biggest software company of India She
is a Bihari to the core and a very sentimental poet who
writes about experiences around her in her prose and
poetry )
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजारयहा पर जीना बजार हहहह |
हर रग हर आकार हर दाम क इतहार ह= |
िसफ बचन का ह सब काम य इतहार ह= |
कभी शहर हआ करता था यहा मर दोःत
पर अब कछ बचा नह हर तरफ इतहार ह= |
जो याद मamp बसा वोह परानी गिलया और कछ
मजील ह=
जो आख क सामन ह वोह िसफ इतहार ह |
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कभी बःती थी यहा सादगी और सोच
अब जो रहता ह यहा वोह अनचाहा सा इतहार ह |
रग गए ह= दवार घर सब
छत पर गड़ डड क सहार
वोह जो दख रह हो कछ और नह
बदरगा सा कमबvत इतहार ह |
या और कतना बच रह ह= सब
ना जान यहा कतन बीमार ह=
य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
कला सःकित क13 तो बात ना करना |
वचार िचतन क13 कोइ रात ना करना |
और सोच पायोगी भी कस यक जो छप गया
इस दमाग मamp वोह इस शहर का इतहार ह |
पर ह तो शहर अपना चाह कछ भी कहलamp
मन मसोस क रह जाता ह य सोचकर क13
फर भी य शहर नह इतहार ह यहा जीना बजार ह |
By Nitin Chandra
(Nitin is a a film maker by profession and dedicated
his life to Bihar He runs a film making comany called
Champaran Talkies and has made documentary
films on Bihar like BRING ABCK BIHAR and my latest
is BOYA PADE BABOOL KAA it is about politics of
flood in north Bihar His first fiction is called DESWA
which is totally shot in Bihar with Bihari actors along
with Hindi film actors and singers like sonu nigam
shreya ghoshal sharda sinha and many more Is
scheduled to be released in 2011He can be reached
nitinchandra25gmailcom)
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
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Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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PRACHIN BHARAT -Bringing History and Technology together
Prachin Bharat is dedicated to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology
We believe that India as a country
has a lot to offer to rest of the
world through its culture and
history By showcasing our history
and heritage through the use of
technology we intend to promote
a tourism eco system which will
give the very best experience to
tourists and provide abundant
opportunities for the local people
The main objectives of Prachin
Bharat are
bull Recreating historical locations
through Multimedia Museums
bull Help people relive the past
using models of Historical
places
bull Providing consulting on Tourism
Development options
bull Help local people in tourism
sector gain access to the service
sector through a local economy
bull Advertising and Marketing
campaigns using web 20
methods
Prachin Bharat opened its first
Multimedia center in Bodh Gaya in
the first week of January 2010 His
Holiness The Dalai Lama visited
the Museum on 4th January 2010
and blessed it
Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum is
located right next to the
Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya
The Museum takes visitors back
2500 years to the age of Buddha
Visitors get to see the life of
Buddha story of the Bodhgaya
temple places of interest around
Bodhgaya and Teachings of
Buddha The Museum provides the
historical and Geographical
context for the life of Buddha
through a set of multimedia films
and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of Buddha from his birth to
enlightenment and
Mahaparinirvan The movie also
covers the history of Mahabodhi
temple starting from the time
Ashok built it to 2002 when the
temple was declared as a UNESCO
heritage site
Geographical In this section
visitors learn about the
geographical importance of
Bodhgaya and its links with other
important places like Pataliputra
and also the places in the Silk
route Visitors will get to see a
guided video documentary with
video clips of historical places
around Bodhgaya with narration
about stories associated with the
place
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
accounts of Bodhgaya through a
short presentation with rare
photographs and audio visuals of
Bodhgaya and Mahabodhi temple
One gets to know the good and
bad times the Mahabodhi temple
has seen over 2000 years of its
existence its sad state before the
restoration efforts in late 18th
century which resulted in the
Mahabodhi temple you see today
and the current management
structure
Thoughts of Buddha This section
covers the key aspects of
Buddhism and Buddhas teachings
including the Universal Truths The
Eight Fold Path or The Middle Path
to Nirvana through an easy to
follow and crisp audio visual
presentation
NALANDA MULTIMEDIA MUSEUM
When the modern technology
mingles with the grandeur of the
past history comes alive in a new
perspective A Multimedia
museum next to the splendid ruins
of the Nalanda University is a
shining example of that
The Museum takes visitors
through a virtual journey of the
times gone by Visitors get to see
and experience Nalanda University
at its prime and glory three
thousand years ago travel through
its various eras of existence and its
sad demise It is a touching
experience which stirs up various
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emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
emotions in viewers as they are
taken through eras of Budha
Sariputta and destruction during
times of Muslim Invasions
SECTIONS
The Museum provides the
following perspectives of Nalanda
University through multimedia
films and 3D Animation movie
3D Animation Movie The
animation movie narrates the
story of the university since its
inception to its prime days during
the period of Buddha to the time it
was vanquished by Bakhtiyar Khilji
in the medieval period
Geographical In this perspective
a visitor learns about the
geographical importance of
Nalanda and its links with other
important places nearby like
Biharisharif Pawapuri and
Rukministan
Historical This section depicts the
archaeological and historical
perspective of Nalanda It shows
the layout of the ruins significance
of different parts of the ruins and
details of what structures
originally existed such as Pillars
Ovens Student quarters etc
Revival This section describes the
recent efforts to revive Nalanda
with help from Buddhist countries
in Asia and its importance to Bihar
India and rest of Asia
HOW TO REACH THE MUSEUM
Nalanda is about 90 Kms from
Patna the capital of Bihar By road
it takes about two and half to
three hours Our museum is
located about 100 meters from the
ruins site on the way to Huen
Tsang Memorial For the best
experience we recommend that
you visit the museum understand
the history of Nalanda university
and then visit the ruins This will
make your visit to the ruins very
meaningful as you will be able to
relate and appreciate every
structure you will see there
You can reach Nalanda Multi
Media Museum at 91-
9801399926
(Prachin Bharat has been founder
by Mr Naveen Sharma to
showcasing lesser known gems
from Indias History and Heritage
through technology he can be
reached at
naveenshargmailcom you can
also visit Prachin bharatrsquos website
wwwprachinbharatcom )
)
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Tourism Bihar
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World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Tourism Bihar
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
World Class University amp Research
Some of us have raised concern
that ldquohowrdquo creating or
supporting a cause help in
attracting world class university
in Bihar Here is how
Join this cause here
httpwwwcausescomcauses
561734-world-class-university-
and-research-centre-in-
biharaboutm=479842ba
Step A (Awareness amp Team
Building)
1 Creates awareness at a
global level
2 Gathers support from a wide
range of profiles who might
just share their support to
the cause and nothing more
or less
3 Creates a separate forum for
discussion content creation
for that specific cause
a If we want then can also
raise funds which can be
raised to raise awareness
hire a team to support the
cause (at this time we
want to avoid fund raising
for many reasons will be
explained later)
b It also helps build a team
focused on the cause and
that may include people
who might literally
hatedislike each other
but are united for that
cause
Step B (Planning amp Execution)
1 We will brainstorm together
for next steps
2 We will develop a business
plan case
3 Take the plan to investors
government education experts
4 Raise Funds hire a team
5 Execute
Some examples below from a
causersquos discussion forum
We assure you Causes is no
joke We have processed over
$10 million in donations to
nonprofits and we have a
dedicated staff in Berkeley CA
and Washington DC working to
make this platform happen
Occasionally our password
retrieval email gets caught in
spam filters so if you have
problems signing in email
supportcausescom and dont
forget to check your spam We
usually return emails very
promptly (within 2 days) but we
have a small team so feel free to
follow-up with urgent requests
In response to fundraising
through Causes as with any
new technology not every
nonprofit who has a cause has
figured out the key to
fundraising success Many
nonprofits have - and they
arent just giant nonprofits or
ones with big budgets But to
say that a cause has failed
because it has a lot of members
but not a lot of dollars donated
we believe is an incorrect way
of measuring the success of a
cause Some causes are not
trying to fundraise but are
trying to identify a community
of people who care about an
issue Others are focused on
offline actions or buildling
relationships with supporters
but not donations And many
have not tried setting
fundraising goals matching
donations or compelling
campaigns so we are trying to
do more and more to provide
resources ideas and best
practices for hose that want to
fundraise but havent Our
blogresource center is at
wwwcausescom for more
information
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Green Leaf Energy Pvt Ltd ndash an integrated renewable energy company
Green Leaf Energy Private Limited
(GLE) was setup by Kumar Ankit
under the guidance of XLRI
Entrepreneurship Development
Centre GLE is based on a
sustainable development model for
alleviation of poverty creating new
employment opportunities and
reducing Green House Gases
emissions
GLE is presently working on
Pongamia (Biodiesel yielding crop)
plantation and has set up a nursery
growing 125 lakh saplings and has
identified wastelands in Gaya and
nearby areas carried out
awareness programs for the
farmers and has entered into a
contract with 1000 farmers for
2000 acres of wastelands
It has completed plantation over
300 acres of wastelands and is
looking to expand the plantation
area over 1 Lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar which will
impact the lives of more than 50000
farmers The project will help in
reducing migration by creation of
employment in rural areas and
bring in investment in Bihar The
project has several stages in its
operation The company has
employed youth from villages to
aware farmers about the benefits of
Pongamia plantation and conducts
awareness training and
development camps in rural areas
of Bihar It sets up Nursery to grow
saplings of Pongamia plants
( Ankit with the Farmers)
GLE will help the farmers to take
up Pongamia plantation in their
wastelands and provide technical
support for the same The company
has a Buy-Back agreement with
farmers and will purchase the
seeds from farmers The seeds will
be crushed to produce crude
Pongamia Oil and residual Oil
cakes Now the crude Pongamia Oil
will produce Biodiesel Glycerine
from the Transesterification
process Glycerine Biopesticides
Oil cakes are produce in huge
quanitities as Byproducts and they
have significant medicinal
properties both for Human and
Plant usage GLE also plans to
produce power from biogasification
of Pongamia shells
GLE is getting support from General
Carbon Worldrsquos leading carbon
advisory company to get carbon
credits for plantation bio-diesel
production and clean energy
generation
(Pongamia plantation in Gaya) The
Government of Bihar has agreed to
implement NREGA under the
project for plantation of Pongamia
on wastelands of BPL families
SCST small and marginal farmerrsquos
lands GLE will get material and
labour costs for all the plantation
activities and will also get 100
funding to cover all plantation
activities The Government of Bihar
has approved Rs 26700acre and
given GLE a contract to farm 1 lakh
acres in Bihar So total funding
under NREGA amounts to Rs 267
crores The project will generate
167 lakh mandays to cover
plantation over 1 lakh acres of
wasteland in Bihar
This will be a major thrust to reduce
migration considering National
average of 48 days and Bihar
average of 8 days of employment
under NREGA against a minimum of
100 days
The next target for the company is
to set up a nursery and plantation
to cover 29500 acres in the next
phase in 6 major districts Gaya
Nawada Aurangabad Kaimur
Banka and Jamui There will a third
phase of setting up nursery and
plantation to cover 70000 acres to
achieve our target of 1 lakh acres of
wastelands in Bihar The fourth
phase of the project will be to
establish biodiesel production
industrial unit and biogasifier unit
to produce power The project will
be able to produce 91000 KL of
biodiesel and 20 MW of power at
full capacity annually The company
has got joint venture offers from
Indian Oil and BPCL to set up
biodiesel value chain in Bihar
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
Volunteer Jobs
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
scaling our non-profit start-up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per you
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
months the organization grows
Immediate Roles
bull CTO Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of
bull Virtual Assistant Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
bull Event Manager Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
bull Social Media Expert manage Facebook Twitter Bl
bull Executive Assistant Help the founding team manage time
Required
bull Access to Internet amp Cell
bull Web Savvy or can be trained
bull Social Media Expertise will be preferred
bull AgeSex not a barrier but college students or recent graduates will be preferred
bull Newport Jersey City or Manhattan preferred
bull Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Benefits
bull Work from home flexible hours
bull Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
bull Opportunities to network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
bull Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
up Volunteer roles and titles can be chosen per your experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
Attracting retaining and developing social entrepreneurs of diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
Organizing and participating in events prepare summary reports
manage Facebook Twitter Blogs and other web presence
Help the founding team manage time expenses calls email network
Social Media Expertise will be preferred
ge students or recent graduates will be preferred
sey City or Manhattan preferred
Virtual Assistants can be anywhere in world
Will be paid for expenses on actual (with prior approval)
o network with world class people that may convert in paid jobs
Stipend opportunities also available for few special cases
Smart energetic driven and innovative people with a passion to change the world Helping run operations and
r experience VP Director
Manager Volunteer Intern etc Will give it structure later These roles might become paid roles in few weeks or
diverse profiles globally
Manage the calendar ( appointments events meetings) Research people orgs
network
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
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3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
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Couple of other areas where we need leaders are
a) Social Media Lead (FBTwitterYouTubeBlogs etc)
b) Publications (Magazine Newsletters etc)
d) Media amp PR (Traditional amp Social Media Relationships)
e) Finance amp Accounting (Record to Report Infrastructure)
f) IT Infrastructure (Storage Security Communication)
g) Philanthropy
h) Events ( Social and Professional - Bihar Day Holi Magazine Launch Patna Marathon
i) Awards amp Recognition ( Youth Icon Entrepreneurship Sports etc)
j) Legal (US India and global)
k) Webmaster SEO
l) Consulting (Non-profit consulting etc)
m) Design (Org design Graphic Design etc)
n) Networks and Partnership (AIF Asia Society TIETED etc)
o) Bihar Entrepreneurship Network (BEN)
p) Youth ampOr Students and Kids (Education Culture Sports)
q) GirlsWomen Issues (Empowerment)
r) Branding (Creative Logo Slogan and other branding efforts)
s) Think Tank
t) Media (Youtube channels TV Channels)
httpwwwyoutubecomwatchv=pwG6IxsY5eA
u) Training amp Knowledge Management
v) Content Creation (Youtube Picassa Flickr Mashup etc)
About Bihar Society
wwwfacebookcombiharsociety
Bihar Society pitch
Bihar Society is a global forum which aims to inspire greater engagement between Bihar and rest of the world
Bihar Society views the establishment of Bihar as an active participant in global processes as the natural
fulfillment of various Indian identities It seeks to foster intellectual inquiry cultural understanding and social
awareness about issues that confront Bihar today Bihar Society will seek to combine existing traditions both
local Indian and foreign with newer developments in economics politics law and the sciences to strengthen
fundamental rights and
personal liberties
2011 Goals (proposed)
1 Bihar Day celebration in major cities Globally with significant Bihari population
2 Publish a magazinewebzine every quarter starting Jan2011
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 30 License
3 Patna Marathon in 2011
4 Promote Bihari FilmsMediaMusic via supporting events at major cities (At least 3 major
productspersonalities)
5 Global Investor and Networking Meet to promote investment in Bihar
6 Health Camps Civic Sense Employability training projects
7 Global Launch of English Edition of Gauravshali Bihar (गौरवशाली बहार(
2012 Goals (proposed)
1 Global Bihar Meet (TradeCommerce Tourism Agri-business Energy etc in 3 global cities
NYCLondonSingapore and via livestream in major cities of India and world
2 Establish endowment fund for sponsoring scholarship for Bihari students in major universities of India
and World
3 Connect all Bihar related local communities globally (at country level and city level)
4 BEN (Bihar Entrepreneurship Network) on the lines of Tie as a standalone or in partnership with
TieTedNasscom
Long Term Goals
1 Bihar Welcome amp Support Centre with low priced guest house in major cities that are port of entry of
migrant population
2 Bihar themed museumartculturepaintingmusic centre in major cities
About IIM Society
Charter of IIM Alumni Society
1 Networking Platforms via web-based networks and also social and professional events in various cities of the
world
2 Strengthening IIM Brand amp Increasing the footprint in mainstream via pro-active PR amp more engagement
with Media
3 Entrepreneurship support via helping Connect Ideas with Talent Capital Expertise and partner organisations
like Tie Nasscom AIF and others
4 Social Events in respective cities to integrate the alumni and family together
5 Think Tank amp Publications on major management issues ranging from World peace Environment Poverty
Healthcare Entrepreneurship Compassionate Capitalism Philanthropy Future of Work Globalization
6 Career Support System for current students Alumni seeking change of location roles industry career path
7 Support System for alumni and family relocating to a new citycountry
8 Philanthropy Giving back to causes and institutions in India IIMs Alumni and the local community
wherever we are
9 Contributing to our respective IIM fund raising to become self-financing and upgrading infrastructure (soft
and hard)
Some projects that we are working to develop
1 Global Newsletter Webzine within 30 days
2 Global Conference within 1 year
3 Global Placement Assitance Center
4 Global Relocation Assistance (spousesfamily etc)
5 Research Publications
Atul Kumar +1 2039874452 ID atultech httpsgistcomatul