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The Champaran Satyagraha was about the exploitative indigo cultivation system imposed on farmers by British planters in Bihar. It was Gandhi's first satyagraha in India.
All three—Rajendra Prasad, Jayaprakash Narayan, and Ram Manohar Lohia—were prominent freedom fighters from Bihar who actively participated in the independence movement and Quit India Movement.
The Mahabodhi Temple was constructed during the Gupta period (around 5th-6th century CE). It is one of the oldest brick temples in India and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
National Highway-2 (NH-2), also known as the Grand Trunk Road, passes through Bihar and connects Delhi to Kolkata, serving as one of India's important transport corridors.
The Battle of Plassey was fought between Robert Clive (British East India Company) and Siraj-ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal. Though Mir Jafar betrayed Siraj, the battle was primarily against Siraj-ud-Daulah.
Bihar became a separate state on January 26, 1950, as per the Indian Constitution. However, it was administratively organized as a state in 1960 after integration of princely states.
The Grand Trunk Road, constructed by Sher Shah Suri during the Mughal period, passes through Patna, one of the major cities in Bihar, connecting North and South India.
Champaran Satyagraha was Gandhi's first major civil disobedience campaign in India, conducted in Champaran, Bihar, to protest the exploitation of indigo farmers by British planters.
The irrigation and canal systems in Bihar were primarily developed during the British Colonial Period to facilitate agricultural development and water management.
Vaishali in Bihar is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site where an Ashokan pillar with royal edicts was discovered, marking it as a major center of early Buddhism.
