Culture of Magadh Region
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Magadh region, comprises the districts of Patna
, Nalanda
, Nawada
, Gaya
, Arwal
, Aurangabad
, and Jehanabad
, in the Central Bihar
region, are the nourishing ground of the ancient Magahi (Magadhi) culture in the eastern part of India
. Magadhi is the mother-tongue of people of this area.
Patna
Paṭnā , is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in Eastern India . Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world...
, Nalanda
Nalanda
Nālandā is the name of an ancient center of higher learning in Bihar, India.The site of Nalanda is located in the Indian state of Bihar, about 55 miles south east of Patna, and was a Buddhist center of learning from the fifth or sixth century CE to 1197 CE. It has been called "one of the...
, Nawada
Nawada
Nawada is a city and a municipality. It is also the headquarters of Nawada district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Geography:Nawada is located at . It has an average elevation of 80 metres...
, Gaya
Gaya District
Gaya is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. The district is having a common boundary with the Jharkhand state in the south. Gaya city is its largest city and the district headquarters.-History:...
, Arwal
Arwal
Arwal is the administrative headquarters of Arwal district in the Indian state of Bihar.-Geography:Arwal is located at . It has an average elevation of . The district headquarters is at the bank of Sone river. The state capital, patna is 65 km to the north...
, Aurangabad
Aurangabad District, Bihar
Aurangabad district is one of the thirty-eight districts of Bihar state, India. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.-History:Aurangabad features in traditional records...
, and Jehanabad
Jehanabad
Jehanabad is a city and a municipality in and the headquarters of Jehanabad district in the Indian state of Bihar. Earlier, Jehanabad was part of Gaya district. It is 50 km away from both Patna and Gaya.-Demographics:...
, in the Central Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
region, are the nourishing ground of the ancient Magahi (Magadhi) culture in the eastern part of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Magadhi is the mother-tongue of people of this area.
See also
- Magadhi
- BiharBiharBihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
- Bihari languagesBihari languagesBihari is a name given to the western group of Eastern Indic languages, spoken in Bihar and neighboring states in India. Angika, Bajjika, Bhojpuri, Magahi, and Maithili are spoken in Nepal as well. The Angika, Bajjika, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Maithili speaking population form more than 21% of Nepalese...
- Bhojpuri
- MaithiliMaithili languageMaithili language is spoken in the eastern region of India and South-eastern region of Nepal. The native speakers of Maithili reside in Bihar, Jharkhand,parts of West Bengal and South-east Nepal...
- MagadhaMagadhaMagadha formed one of the sixteen Mahājanapadas or kingdoms in ancient India. The core of the kingdom was the area of Bihar south of the Ganga; its first capital was Rajagriha then Pataliputra...
- Culture of Bhojpuri RegionCulture of Bhojpuri RegionBhojpuri region comprises the districts of Rohtas, Kaimur, Buxar and Bhojpur to the south of the Ganges; and Saran, Siwan, Gopalganj, East Champaran and West Champaran to the north of the Ganges in the eastern part of India...
- Culture of Mithila RegionCulture of Mithila RegionMithila region broadly comprises the districts of Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Begusarai, Khagaria, Madhepura, Saharsa, Supaul, Araria, and Kishanganj in the eastern part of India...
- Culture of Angika Region