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All India Radio (AIR) Ranchi was inaugurated on 27 July 1957 at the Welfare Centre Hall, Main Road, Ranchi, becoming the...
21/10/2026

All India Radio (AIR) Ranchi was inaugurated on 27 July 1957 at the Welfare Centre Hall, Main Road, Ranchi, becoming the second radio station in undivided Bihar.

The archival photographs capture two important moments from the inauguration ceremony:

Photograph 1: Dr. Zakir Husain, then Governor of Bihar, delivering his presidential address.

Photograph 2: Dr. Srikrishna Sinha, then Chief Minister of Bihar, delivering the inaugural address.

The original Urdu captions accompanying these photographs document this historic occasion.

Durga Puja, 1809. A watercolour painting in the Patna style by artist Sevak Ram (1770–1830).
19/10/2026

Durga Puja, 1809. A watercolour painting in the Patna style by artist Sevak Ram (1770–1830).

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India - 1890s
17/10/2026

Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India - 1890s

Dussehra, 1951 | Ramlila Grounds, DelhiA grand celebration featuring the burning of Ravana, attended by President Rajend...
16/10/2026

Dussehra, 1951 | Ramlila Grounds, Delhi

A grand celebration featuring the burning of Ravana, attended by President Rajendra Prasad, Education Minister Maulana Azad, Indira Gandhi & Deshbandhu Gupta.

A glimpse of how leaders once marked this festival together.

11/10/2026

Sitab Diara, the birthplace of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan, was part of Chapra district, Bihar, at the time of his birth.

According to Mahatma Gandhi, Professor J B Kripalani, though a Sindhi, was more Bihari than a born Bihari.
06/10/2026

According to Mahatma Gandhi, Professor J B Kripalani, though a Sindhi, was more Bihari than a born Bihari.

On March 23, 1947, while staying at Dr. Syed Mahmood’s bungalow in Patna, Mahatma Gandhi took early morning walks in the...
02/10/2026

On March 23, 1947, while staying at Dr. Syed Mahmood’s bungalow in Patna, Mahatma Gandhi took early morning walks in the compound with Mridulaben Sarabhai (centre) and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

01/10/2026

Mahatma Gandhi during his peace march in Patna in March 1947, undertaken in the aftermath of the communal violence in Bihar.

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