History of Bihar and Mithila @GangesHistory

Posting about the history of Bihar, Mithila and the extended Gangetic plains using academic sources. Madhyadesa Joined April 2024

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Kaushal Choudhary @BinodKu42336632

5 hours ago

@GangesHistory There are very high chances of Baliraajgadh in madhubani to being the capital of ancient mithila at the time of janak. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baliraajg… We should claim it already 90% of Indians think maa Sita was some Nepali without being aware that Janakpur culture is same as northbr

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Nalanda Index @Nalanda_index

a day ago

Kauwa-Dol ~ Another hidden heritage of Bihar It is a small group of granite rock hillocks situated near village Kurisarai in Belaganj Block of Gaya, located just 3 kms from Barabar Caves. We can find some excellent reliefs depicting Hindu gods & ruins of a Buddhist Vihara. 1/n

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History of Bihar and Mithila @GangesHistory

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When did the Bhojpuri identity form? The Maithil identity formed under the Karnats when the first Maithili-language literature was produced. The Maghi identity probably formed or at least consolidated into its modern form under the Pithipatis of Bodh Gaya who called themselves…

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Ranjith Padinhateeri @ranjithpa

2 days ago

Yesterday, I saw this 2300-year-old Mauryan-era stunning sculpture at the Bihar Museum in Patna. It is named "Didarganj Yakshi" as it was obtained from a place called Didarganj near Patna. The new Bihar Museum is truly world-class. Do visit when you are in Patna.

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John Oldman @PrasunNagar

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#IndianTravelers Subhakara was a native of central India, who while working in China, visited Japan and wrote a book on Buddhist sutra in c. 700 AD. Another Indian named Bodhisena also visited Japan in 736 AD. He settled in Japan & taught Sanskrit to the Japanese priests.

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Arthur Morgan @Thorfinn7676

2 days ago

Apparently there was an ancient trade City in Tamil nadu during chola period known as puhar, where many Roman merchants and artisans used to come and set up their residency, Tamil literature also talks about the high skills of these Roman merchants and artisans.

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Nalanda Index @Nalanda_index

3 days ago

Ancient statue of Maa Saraswati excavated from Barbigha railway station construction site, Barbigha (Sheikhpura). More details awaited.

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The Maithils @waytomithila

4 days ago

Seated- His Highness Maharaja Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga with his eldest child- Maharajkumari Lakshmi Daiji. Standing on the table with the attendant is his son and heir- Yuvraj Kameshwar Singh, the future Maharaja of Darbhanga

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Abhay K. @theabhayk

4 days ago

Please do watch my conversation with noted writer and translator @GautamChoubey9 on Bihari Literature revolving around The Book of Bihari Literature published by @HarperCollinsIN, tonight at @sansad_tv. | @biharfoundation

SansadTV @sansad_tv

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History of Bihar and Mithila @GangesHistory

4 days ago

Anyone from the village of Sugauna in Madhubani or that area in general? Need pictures of Oinivara-era temples and forts. Our team is currently editing the Wikipedia article and need these pictures to improve it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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History of Bihar and Mithila @GangesHistory

4 days ago

With a few exceptions, Jainism failed to take hold as a mass religion in Bihar outside of Rajgir. In a sense, this is true for the rest of India as Jainism tends to only be confined to specific communities. However, this contrasts with the explosion of Hinduism and Buddhism in…