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INEX: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Jharkhand) (2207 words) |
 | In modern times, the demand for a separate Jharkhand state can be traced to early 1900 s, when Jaipal Singh, the Oxford educated Captain of 1928 Olympics and Gold Medal winner put forth an idea for a separate state consisting of southern districts of Bihar. |
 | Status and concept of Jharkhand is over 2 millennia old and some historians have traced a distinct geo-political, cultural position of Jharkhand even before the period of Magadha Empire. |
 | Jharkhand has a network of government and privately run schools, althogh standard of teaching considerably vary, from place to place, as also from school to school. |
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Jharkhand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2410 words) |
 | The demand for a separate Jharkhand state can be traced back to the early 1900s, when Jaipal Singh, an Indian Hockey captain and Olympian, suggested the idea of a separate state consisting of the southern districts of Bihar. |
 | According to a legend, Raja Jai Singh Deo of Orissa was accepted as the ruler of Jharkhand by its people in the 13th century. |
 | Jharkhand is known as a rich state of poor but talented people. |