Patna: The annual
Bihar Diwas is no more restricted to events organised by the state government only as people from the state living across the country and abroad have started celebrating the day with pride.
The
Bihar Diwas is celebrated every year on March 22 as it was on this day that the British carved out Bihar from Bengal Presidency in 1912. Social media platforms were flooded with greetings and posts depicting the glory of Bihar as the three-day celebrations began on Tuesday.
It was CM
Nitish Kumar who first declared Bihar Diwas a state programme. The event has become so popular now that people from the state living elsewhere take pride in celebrating it.
Thirty-three-year-old Dipti Choudhary, who lives in London with her husband
Pranav Prakash
, said, “We are proud of the glory of Bihar and we remember and discuss the history of our state every day. March 22 is like a festival for us. The day gives us an opportunity to celebrate our connection with Bihar. I will cook ‘litti chokha’ and invite my schoolfriends living in London to celebrate the day.”
Farida Imam, who lives in Bahrain, too said she ate ‘litti chokha’ in lunch on Tuesday. “This particular food takes us back to Bihar,” she told this newspaper over the phone.
The official page of the Indian Embassy in Kuwait invited people to join a live programme on ‘Glorious Heritage of Nalanda’.
People from Bihar living in different parts of the country also celebrated the day.
Sandhya Prasad
, who lives in Gurugram, said she greeted all her relatives and friends on the occasion. “When I was in school, I was not aware of Bihar Diwas. However, March 22 has now become an important day in the lives of all Bihar people,” she added.
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