Bihari Hindus
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 Bihari Hindu women having Chhath festival. |
Bihari Hindus are ethnic groups of Bihar, who follows Hinduism.[1] They are mostly present in Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh. A large community of them are also settled in Nepal, Mauritius and Fiji through diaspora.[2][3] In modern times, many of them are settled in United States, Australia, United Arab Emirates and other nations as technicians, engineers, labourers and other employement purpose.[4][5] The Bihari culture is directly influenced by Hinduism, including cuisine, literature and music.[6]
Ethnic population
Hindus constitute for nearly 82.7% of Bihar population, as of 2011.
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References
- ↑ Kumar, Avinash. Bihari Blues (in hi)Sankalp Publishers. ISBN 9-788-194-80148-1.
- ↑ Bihar Diaspora - bihar news information portal. www.bihar.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ↑ Younger, Paul. New Homelands: Hindu Communities in Mauritius, Guyana, Trinidad, South Africa, Fiji, and East Africa (2010)Oxford University Press. p. 87. ISBN 9-780-195-39164-0.
- ↑ . PTI"Nitish seeks help from Bihari diaspora for state's industrial growth" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 2021-01-17. . https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nitish-seeks-help-from-bihari-diaspora-for-states-industrial-growth/article33592655.ece. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ↑ Jan 12, Piyush Tripathi / TNN /. Nitish Kumar to interact with Bihari diaspora in US | Patna News - Times of India (in en). The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-05.
- ↑ Pathak, Prabhu Nath. Society and Culture in Early Bihar, C. A.D. 200-600 (1988)Commonwealth Publishers. p. 1.
Other websites
- RoadWayS, Singh. Bihari Hindus in Myanmar (in hi-en) (8 May 2020).