Bihar Day

Bihar Day (Bihar Dibas) is observed every year on March 22,[1] marking the formation of the state of Bihar. It was on this day when the British carved out the state from Bengal in 1912.[2][3] The Day is a public holiday in Bihar.[4]

Bihar Day
Also called	Bihar Dibas, Bihar Sthapana Diwas
Observed by	Bihar, India
Type	State
Begins	22 March 1912
Date	22 March
Next time	22 March 2021
Frequency	Annual

Bihar Day was started and celebrated on large scale by Bihar Government in the tenure of Nitish Kumar. Apart from India, it is celebrated in countries including the United States, Germany,[5] Britain, Scotland,[6] Australia, Canada, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Trinidad and Tobago and Mauritius.[7]

Observance

Every year the Government of Bihar issues a notification declaring the 22 March to be a public holiday to be celebrated as Bihar Day. This holiday applies to all the offices and companies under the jurisdiction of the State and central Government as well as Schools celebrate this day by organising various programmes participated by students.

See also

• Odisha Day
• Uttar Pradesh Day

References

1. "बिहार दिवस: क्यों पड़ा "बिहार" नाम, ...जानें". Live Bihar News | लाइव बिहार न्यूज़ (in Hindi). 22 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
2. "Stage set for 105th Bihar Diwas". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
3. "Bihar Diwas: Sunidhi Chauhan to perform at Gandhi Maidan on Mar 22". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
4. "Bihar Diwas marks public Holiday in Bihar". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
5. "26 मई को जर्मनी में मनेगा बिहार दिवस, ...जानिए". Live Bihar News | लाइव बिहार न्यूज़ (in Hindi). 30 March 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
6. "सात समंदर पार स्कॉटलैंड के पटना में कुछ इस तरह मनाया गया बिहार दिवस". Live Bihar News | लाइव बिहार न्यूज़ (in Hindi). 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
7. "Bihar Day to be celebrated in seven countries". news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 22 March 2014.