Bihar Digital Archive

This 1860s photograph depicts the Ashokan Pillar at Lauriya-Nandangarh in the Champaran District of Bihar. The monolithic pillar is topped with a lion figure seated on a bell-shaped, fluted abacus, and it bears an Ashokan inscription inscribed in the Brahmi script. #vintagevibes

On 1 April 1937, Muhammad Yunus became the 1st Premier of Bihar under the Government of India Act of 1935. His cabinet included Abdul Wahab Khan as Revenue Minister, Kumar Ajit Singh Deo as Local Self-Government Minister, and Babu Guru Sahay Lal as Minister for River Development.

Patna Times - The Only Independent People's Paper in Bihar. In 1924, Barrister Mohammad Yunus, the first Prime Minister of Bihar, started a weekly newspaper Patna Times which became a daily newspaper in the year of 1944. Credit - Amitava Kumar

Rare photo of The Hon’ble Shri Krishna Sinha, the second Prime Minister of Bihar, taken in 1937. A key figure in Bihar’s political history. 🇮🇳 #History #Bihar #ShriKrishnaSinha

Throwback to August 1948 — a play broadcast on All India Radio, Patna featuring four men and two women. 🎭 Second from the right: Virender Kishor Sinha. Others remain unidentified. #AIRPatna #IndianTheatre #1940sIndia

Rai Bahadur Harihar Prasad served as the Director and Chief Contributor of The Bank of Behar, which was established in 1911 and later acquired by the State Bank of India in 1969, along with its 28 branches. Address - Patna, Bihar

In 1906, the platform at Motihari Railway Station in Champaran, Bihar, served as a modest yet vital hub of colonial railway activity.

🚨 17 July 1937: The 18 Up Punjab Express derailed near Bihta, 24 km from Patna. XB No. 1916 left the tracks at speed, despite known stability issues. At least 119 killed, 180 injured — India’s worst rail disaster at the time. Led to key design changes. #RailwayHistory #India

A canvas painting of the Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand, created by William Hodges in 1782.

Maharaja Sir Krishna Partab Sahi of Hatwa full length holding  ceremonial sword. The ruler of this state on the northern borders of Bengal succeeded as a minor in 1871, achieving his majority in 1874. Credit - Bourne & Shepherd

Depicts a battle scene in which Daud Khan Karrani of Bengal has been taken prisoner on 12 July 1576. Daud is shown in the centre of the image with his hands bound together, before Khan Jahan Husain Quli, at Bhagalpur. He is surrounded by Mughal cavalry. He was executed.

The Palace of Rohtas Garh" by William Daniell (1769–1837) — a late 18th Century masterpiece from Bihar.

A rare 1897 scene of laborers departing the Jamalpur Railway Workshops, Bihar. Established in 1862, Jamalpur was the first major town staffed entirely by railway workers. India’s 1st loco, Lady Curzon, was built here in 1899.

The picture is of Urdu Bazaar in Bhagalpur, Bihar, taken during a Muharram procession in 1908. In the picture, you can see the Tazia. This photograph was taken by a photographer named Leo Faulkner.

Koor Sing, 'The Rebel of Arrah,' and his attendants--from a photograph," from the Illustrated London News, October - 1857

Mir Waris Ali of Muzaffarpur, was hanged on 6 July 1857 for rebelling against the British Empire, continuously reciting Kalma before being hanged & addressed to people present that if anyone present was an associate of Delhi's Emperor, he should come forward to help him.

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (R) with Jai Prakash Narayan (M) & Yusuf Meher Ali (L) in an iconic photograph. During 2nd World War, Netaji waged war with Azad Hind Fauj, Ali gave slogan Quit India while Narayan was part of secret group formed by Netaji & famously broke jail

A vintage tourism promotion poster shows Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya - Bihar.

The Garden of the Muslim Nawab at Patna, Bihar where Guru Tegh Bahadur met his son, Gobind Das for the first time.