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Courtyards, ponds, fields and festivals. What life in a Bihari village is like, the traditions it keeps and how it is changing.
Read more about The Culture of a Bihari Village: Traditions That Still LiveMaithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi, Angika, Bajjika and more. Where Bihar’s languages are spoken, their scripts and literature, and how they are changing.
Read more about Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Angika: The Languages of BiharSuhag, lagan, lachari and the tearful samdaun. A guide to the wedding songs women sing in Mithila and the Bhojpuri region, and…
Read more about The Traditional Wedding Songs of BiharHoli malpua, sesame-crusted anarsa and Gaya’s winter tilkut. The history, making and festivals behind three of Bihar’s best-loved sweets.
Read more about Malpua, Anarsa and Tilkut: Bihar’s Traditional SweetsRoasted gram flour that fed Bihar’s farmers and workers for generations, now sold as a superfood. The history, uses and nutrition of…
Read more about Sattu: Bihar’s Traditional SuperfoodSohar for a birth, kajari for the rains, Chhath geet at dawn. A guide to the folk songs of Bihar, the poets…
Read more about The Folk Songs of Bihar: Music That Lives in Every OccasionFrom glass-and-gold bindis in Mughal-era Patna to glossy enamel paintings made by thousands of women. The story of Bihar’s Tikuli art.
Read more about Tikuli Art: A Traditional Craft of BiharFor a day and a night, mothers in Bihar fast without food or water for their children. The story, rituals and meaning…
Read more about Jitiya: The Festival of a Mother’s LoveFour days of fasting and prayer to the sun, ending with offerings at the water’s edge at sunset and sunrise. The festival…
Read more about Chhath Puja: The Festival That Connects Every BihariRoasted wheat dough balls stuffed with spiced sattu, served with smoky chokha. The history, rituals, variations and meaning of Bihar’s best-known dish.
Read more about Litti Chokha: More Than Just Bihar’s Famous FoodA crisp sweet of wheat flour, jaggery and ghee, pressed into wooden moulds and offered to the sun. Why thekua is the…
Read more about Thekua: The Sweet That Defines ChhathA flaky, many-layered sweet from Silao in Nalanda district, awarded a Geographical Indication tag in 2018. Its history, shapes and place in…
Read more about Silao Khaja: The Layered Sweet of Nalanda
