Bihar

American

[bih-hahr] / bɪˈhɑr /

Or Behar

noun

a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Patna.
a city in the central part of this state.

Bihar British

/ bɪˈhɑː /

noun

a state of NE India: consists of part of the Ganges plain; important for rice: lost the S to the new state of Jharkhand in 2000. Capital: Patna. Pop: 82 878 796 (2001). Area: 99 225 sq km (38 301 sq miles)

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The Indian government have not issued an official statement on the issue but Bihar police late Monday evening said "no adverse legal action" would be initiated against any protester.

From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026

“This is not just about one exam,” said Anand Sagar, a 20-year-old from the eastern Indian state of Bihar, who arrived in the capital this summer for a marketing course.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Delhi University student, Anjali, 25 from the eastern state of Bihar, said the "protest might have started with a social media trend, some sort of sarcasm... but it has turned into a movement of rage".

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, in Bihar, teacher Bimla Singh* says the choice should be left to children, as it already is at her school.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Below is a children’s game song called “Okaa Bokaa Teen Tarokaa” from Bihar, India.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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