Modern History of Bihar

                       MODERN HISTORY OF BIHAR

During most British India, Bihar was part of the Presidency of Bengal, and was ruled by Calcutta. Thus, it was an area of ​​great domination by the people of Bengal. There were all the major educational and medical centers in Bengal. Despite the unfair benefits of the Bengali people,

Some of Bihar's sons reached the position of prominence according to their intelligence and hard work. Rajendra Prasad was a resident of Ziradei in Saran district. He became the first President of the Republic of India.

In 1912, after separation from the Bengal Presidency, a province was included in Bihar and Orissa. Later,

Under the Government of India Act 1935, Orissa's division became a separate province;

And the Bihar province came as the administrative unit of British India. On independence, in 1947, with the same geographical boundary, the Bihar state made a part of the Republic of India till 1956. At that time, the south-east, mainly Purulia district, was separated and was included in West Bengal as part of linguistic reorganization of Indian states.

The revival in Bihar's history came during the struggle of India's independence. It was from Bihar that Mahatma Gandhi started his civil disobedience movement,

Who eventually led India's independence. On the continuous request of a farmer from Champaran district in 1917, Rajkumar Shukla Gandhiji took a train ride in Motihari, the district headquarter of Champaran. Here he learned the sadness of the oppressed poor farmers, the first hand, under the oppressive regime of the British.

In the tight reception of Gandhiji received at Champaran,

The British authorities gave notice to them about leaving the province of Bihar. Gandhiji refused to say that as an Indian he was free to travel anywhere in his country. He was detained in the district jail in Motihari for this act of disobedience. From your prison cell,

With the help of my friend from the days of South Africa,

C. Andrews, Gandhiji worked by sending a letter to journalists and the Viceroy of India, who saw what they saw in Champaran and formally demanded them for the liberation of these people. Upon production in court, the magistrate ordered the release of him, but on the payment of bail.

Gandhi ji refused to pay the bail. instead of this,

He indicated his priority to stay in jail under arrest. Gandhiji was receiving a huge reaction from the people of Champaran, and fearing the knowledge, Gandhiji had already been able to inform the viceroy of the farmers by misusing the British plantation owners,

The magistrate freed him without paying any bail. This was the first instance of the success of civil disobedience as a tool to win independence. The British got the first "Object lesson" of the power of disarmament. It also recognized British officials for the first time,

Gandhiji as a national leader of some results. What did Rajkumar Shukla do,

And the massive response to Champaran gave to Gandhiji, he got his reputation all over India. Thus, in 1917, a series of incidents began in a remote corner of Bihar, which eventually led India's independence in 1947.

The first Cabinet of Bihar was formed on 2 April 1946, consisting of two members, Dr. Sri Krishna Sinha as the first Chief Minister of Bihar and Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha as Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister of Bihar (also in charge of Labour, Health, Agriculture and Irrigation). Other ministers were inducted later.

The Cabinet served as the first Bihar Government after independence in 1947. In 1950, Dr. Rajendra Prasad from Bihar became the first President of India.