September 2018 - 89Indians

MUZAFFARPUR – THE LAND OF LITCHI

09/30/201804/15/2021 Priyanka Sharma

Muzaffarpur, the fourth most populous city in Bihar, was established in 1875 during the British Raj. This city, which is famous for Shahi Litchi and China Litchi, is known as the Litchi kingdom. The National Litchi Research centre was established in 2001. The Litchi crop is available from May and June. It crops the Litchi cover approximately are about 25, 800 hectares and producing the 300,000 tones every year. It exports Litchi to the leading cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, etc. Bihar, including Muzaffarpur, holds 40% of India’s Litchi production.…

BHAGALPUR – THE SILK CITY OF INDIA

09/29/201810/15/2018 Rajib Kar

Bhagalpur, the 3rd largest city of Bihar, is a major educational commercial and political centre. The city under the Smart City Mission is located at 141 feet above the sea level. It is very fertile and offers crops include wheat, rice, barley, maize, and oilseeds. Having a rich and antique past culture, the city is known for its variations in monuments, artificial, painting, music, folk, dance from and folklore. There are a number of writers, poets, and artist and musician hall from this city. Bhagalpur Museum contains the cultural representation…

GORAKHPUR

09/28/201810/15/2018 Tariq Nawaz

Anciently the historical city of Gorakhpur consisted of Basti, Nepal Tarai, Deoria, and Azamgarh. It was called Gorakhpur Janpad. Since its inception, this great city had been an important centre of Aryan civilization and culture. In the 6th century BC, this ancient city was an integral part of the reputed, well-known and extremely famous Kingdom of Koshal, which was one of the 16 Mahajanpadas. Historical and cultural significance Since its inception, the ancient city of Gorakhpur has been a centre of historical and cultural significance. The Nawab of Avadh transferred…