Jan 11, 2012

Sanjay K. Jha is chairman and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobility and previously served as co-chief executive officer of Motorola. from 2008. Jha was born in 1963 in Sultanganj, Bihar, India. He received a Ph.D. in electronic and electrical engineering from the University of Strathclyde and a B.S. in engineering from the University of...

The cult of Saivism has found expression in Bihar in a large number of Shiva temples and particularly on the districts bordering Nepal. North Bihar districts, namely, Champaran, Saran, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Saharsa have got quite a few Shiva temples. The influence of Nepal, where Saivism has a very great holds, is clearly one of the reason why there are so...

Durga temple of Uchaita village is one of the most revered temples in Darbhanga district that is visited by several devotees daily. It is said that the late Maharajadhiraja Sir Rameshwar Singh of Darbhanga had expressed his desire to reinstate the head of’ the image. Accordingly, an order was placed and the head was carved out. Before the installation of...

In the Brihad Vishnu Puran under the heading of the Mithila Mahatmya in the Second Chapter, Shloka 20-21 it has been said: “Mithila Tairbhuhischa Vaidehi Naimikananm Jnankhestra Kripapitha Swarn Langal Paddhatiah. Janaki Janmbhumischa Nitpeksha Vikalmasha Ramanandkari Vishvabhavini Nityamangala.” Meaning thereby Mithila. Tirbhukti, Vaidehi, Naimikanan,...

Mithila (मिथिला, mithilā) was a kingdom in ancient India. It existed in the eastern Gangetic plains in areas which is today spread over more than half of Bihar state of India, and parts of adjoining Nepal. Mithila was the capital of Videha Kingdom as per epic Ramayana. This city is identified as modern day Janakpur in Dhanusa...