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Written by Rachna Bardaiyar Kumar

Wednesday, 30 June 2010 11:05

Patna, capital of Bihar

Patna is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar. The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Sone and Gandak and Punpun. Patna is approximately 25 km long and 9 km to 10 km wide. Patna is the 14th most populous city in India with approximately 1.8 million, and the 14th most populous agglomeration in India and 168th in the world. It is the second largest city in eastern India, after Kolkata. READ MORE.

Watch the transformation...

The black & white photos are captioned with their matching ones in color. The Black 'n whites ones are from the Patna Master Plan Book of 1960 and the coloured ones shot from almost or same location are by me in Nov 2009. This section was part of an exhibition called Patna Kaleidoscope which was put by the Takshila Society,in the Patna Arts College. The other sections are on the Patna Qulam and other facets of Patna including History and Architecture.

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About KISHANGANJ,BIHAR

A Muslim majority district, Kishanganj is situated in the North East part of Bihar, bordering West Bengal, Bangladesh and Nepal.

During the period of Khagada Nawab, Mohammed Fakiruddin, one hindu saint arrived, he was tired and wanted to rest at this place, but when he heard that this place name is Alamganj, the river name is Ramzan and the Jamindar name is Fakiruddin, he refused to enter at Alamganj.

After that the Nawab decided and announced some portion from Kishanganj Gudri to Ramzan pool gandhi ghat as Krishna Kunj. As time passed by the name gets converted to present KISHANGANJ

The Ramzan river crosses through the middle of the town, which adds more attraction to the beauty of the city.