Bangalir Chalar Pathe (Bihar O Jharkhand)

Bangalir Cholar Pothe (Bihar o Jharkhand) is an attempt to capture the glorious past and present of the Bengalis of greater Bihar (Bihar & Jharkhand) by the author Aniruddha Ghosh who has spent his entire adolescence in the town of Raiganj in North Dinajpur on the West Bengal- Bihar border. Aniruddha Ghosh received his bachelors degree in chemistry and masters degree in biochemistry from Calcutta University. After retiring as Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director of the production department of a multinational company he started to collect information for writing this book. The work on this book started back on 10 August 2019 but the Covid situation delayed his work. With great perseverance he continued working and finally his patience has borne fruit. As a chronicle of the life and achievements of Bengalis in Bihar this book has done justice to its readers. The effort to bring the story of the urban Bengalis of Bihar and Jharkhand under one roof is this chronicle- Bangalir Cholar Pothe (Bihar o Jharkhand). In 1912 the Bihar province was created by carving off a portion of the Bengal Presidency. Later some parts of this province were added to Odisha and the remaining part is what we in present-day know as Bihar and Jharkhand. During the formation of Bihar province the Bengalis of this region who have been living here for ages were acknowledged as expatriate Bengalis and are now recognized as a linguistic minority. The book records the contribution of Bengalis in the development of the villages. It also records the life and activities of the noble Bengalis who were associated with these cities by birth or by career and the efforts of the Bengali organizations to preserve their culture and heritage which indeed can be considered as a source of pride for the future generations