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Archive of knowledge: burnt to ashes
In Biharsharif, a 113-year-old madrasa and its library of over 4,000 books was set on fire by rioters
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Liquor BanReport
‘I lost my husband and my house’
In Bihar’s Gopalganj district, Mukesh Ram’s family is struggling in the aftermath of his death from consuming illicit liquor
CommunalismExplainer
What Explains the Scale of Communal Violence in Bihar on Ram Navami?
While many believe right-wing groups orchestrated the violence to increase polarisation before the 2024 elections, the local administrations have also been blamed…
Liquor BanReport
‘God has given us a sky full of sorrow’
In Bihar’s Jehanabad district, men arrested under the Prohibition Act are largely from the most marginalised communities. They and their families, live…
FloodReport
Kosi: ‘The sorrow of Bihar’
The people who live on the embankments of the Kosi river are relentlessly ravaged by the river and neglected by the state
GovernanceAnalysis
How a mom hunted down her daughter’s ‘dead’ rapist
India News: When a woman in Bihar was informed that her daughter’s rapist had died days before the verdict, she knew something…
CommunalismAnalysis
Hindu son, Muslim brother clash over mother’s funeral
India News: Raiqa Khatoon — also known as Rekha Devi — married twice and had four children. Her death last week brought…
CommunalismAnalysis
एएमयू किशनगंज की राह में कैसे भाजपा ने डाला रोड़ा
01 दिसंबर 2011 को बिहार सरकार ने किशनगंज शहर से लगभग 2-3 किलोमीटर दूर चकला और गोविंदपुर मौजा में 224.02 एकड़ जमीन…
GovernanceReport
Pending
Bihar was the model state in the days soon after the Right to Information Act passed. Then began the slow slide into…
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
In the name of development, Bihar is slowly losing its dense forests
The Bihar Economic Survey claims that in the last five years, a total of 1603.8 hectares of forest land were diverted for…
Liquor BanReport
‘If we stop making liquor, we will die’
Poverty, social stigma and lack of job opportunities push the Musahar community in Bihar to earn an income by distilling mahua liquor,…
Climate Change & EnvironmentReport
As Kosi river keeps changing, ownership of land on its embankments under question
As per the Bihar Special Survey Settlement Rules 2012, any farmland submerged in the Kosi river will become the property of the…