Patna

Patna (पटना) Pataliputra, Kusumpur , Black City
Ancient village of ‘Patali’[1]
—  capital  —
Patna (पटना) Map of Patna
Coordinates
Country	India
Region	Magadha
State	Bihar
Division	Patna
District(s)	Patna
Pataliputra	6th century BCE
Mayor	Afzal Imam
Parliamentary constituency	Patna Parliamentary Constituency
Assembly constituency	PATNA WEST(188), PATNA CENTRAL(189), PATNA EAST(190)
Planning Agency	PRDA
Civic agency	PMC
Ward	72 wards
Population • Density	1,697,976[2] (14th) (2001[update]) • 1,405 /km2 (3,639 /sq mi)
Sex ratio	1.145 ♂/♀
Literacy • Male • Female	63.82%  • 73.81% • 52.17%
Official languages	Hindi, Magadhi, Maithali, Bhojpuri , English
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	3202 km2 (1236 sq mi) • 53 metres (174 ft)
Climate • Precipitation Temperature • Summer • Winter	ETh (Köppen) •      1,000 mm (39 in) •      26 °C (79 °F) •      35 °C (95 °F) •      12 °C (54 °F)
Distance(s) • From Delhi • 1,015 kilometres (631 mi) NE (land) • From Mumbai • 1,802 kilometres (1,120 mi) NE (land) • From Kolkata • 556 kilometres (345 mi) NW (land)
Governing body	Government of Bihar Government of India
Codes • Pincode • 800 XXX • Telephone • +0612 • UN/LOCODE • IN PAT • Vehicle • BR
ISO 3166-2	IN-BR-PA
Website	www.patna.nic.in

Paṭnā pronunciation (Hindi: पटना) (Punjabi: ਪਟਨਾ) is the capital of the Indian state of Bihar and the second largest city in eastern India after Kolkata. The modern city of Patna is situated on the southern bank of the Ganges. The city also straddles the rivers Sone, Gandak and Punpun. The city is approximately 25 km long and 9 km to 10 km wide.

Patna is the 5^th-fastest growing city in India.^[3] In June 2009, The World Bank ranked Patna as the second-best city in India to start a business, after Delhi.^[4]

The economy of Patna is based on the local service industry. Patna has the highest per capita gross district domestic product in Bihar: Rs 31,441,^[5] which is better than the most of the metropolitan areas in India.^[6]

Patna is one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world.^[7] Ancient Patna, known as Pataliputra, was the capital of the Magadha Empire under the Haryanka, Nanda, Mauryan, Sunga, Gupta, Pala and Suri dynasties. Pataliputra was also a famous seat of learning and fine arts. Its population during the Maurya period (around 300 BCE) was about 400,000.^[8] The walled old area, called Patna City by the locals, is a major trading centre.

The Buddhist, Hindu, and Jain pilgrim centres of Vaishali, Rajgir, Nalanda, Bodhgaya, and Pawapuri are nearby and Patna is also a sacred city for Sikhs. The Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, was born here.

Contents 1 Origin of name 2 History 3 Geography 4 Climate 5 Economy 6 Demographics 7 Culture 8 Transportation and Connectivity 9 Places of interest 10 Infotainment complexes 11 Education 12 Sports 13 Gallery 14 References 15 External links

Origin of name

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There are several theories regarding the source of the appellation Patna (Devanagari:पटना ):

• It is etymologically derived from Patan (Devanagari: पतन), the name of the Hindu goddess, Patan Devi.^[9]
• It comes from Pattan (Devanagari: पत्तन) (meaning "port" in Sanskrit), since the city, located near the confluence of four rivers, has been a thriving river port.
• It may be a short form of Pataliputra (Devanagari: पाटलिपुत्र), one of the most ancient names of this city.
• The Greeks called it Palibothra. Megasthenes (350-290 BCE), the Greek historian, referred to it in Greek as Palibothra or Palimbotra^[10] in his writings during the 4th century BCE.
• The place appears in the records of the Chinese traveller, Fa Hien, as Pa-lin-fou.^[11]
• The city has been known by various names during its more than 2,000 years of existence — Patligram, Patliputra, Kusumpur, Pushpapura, Azimabad, and the present-day Patna.^[12]
• Patna received its current name during the reign of Sher Shah Suri, whose tomb is at Sasaram, a place near Patna.

History

Legend ascribes the origin of Patna to a mythological King Putraka who created Patna by magic for his queen Patali, literally "trumpet flower", which gives it its ancient name Pataligrama. It is said that in honour of the queen's first-born, the city was named Pataliputra. Gram is Sanskrit for village and Putra means son.

Legend also says that the Emerald Buddha was created in Patna (then Pataliputra) by Nagasena in 43 BC.^[13]

From a scientific historical perspective, it would be appropriate to surmise that the history of Patna started around the year 490 BCE when Ajatashatru, the king of Magadha, wanted to shift his capital from the hilly Rajagaha to a more strategically located place to combat the Licchavis of Vaishali. He chose the site on the bank of Ganges and fortified the area. From that time, the city has had a continuous history, a record claimed by few cities in the world. When founded, it was known as "Pataligrama" and in later years it was "Pataliputra" which is today's Patna. Gautama Buddha passed through this place in the last year of his life. He prophesied a great future for this place, but at the same time, he predicted its ruin from flood, fire, and feud. It is said that Buddha made a halt here when he was on the last journey to his native land of Kapilavastu.

With the rise of the Mauryan empire, the place became the seat of power and nerve centre of the sub-continent. From Pataliputra, the famed emperor Chandragupta Maurya (a contemporary of Alexander) ruled a vast empire, stretching from the Bay of Bengal to Afghanistan.

Early Mauryan Pataliputra was mostly built with wooden structures. Emperor Ashoka, the grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, transformed the wooden capital into a stone construction around 273 BCE. Chinese scholar Fa Hein, who visited India sometime around 399-414 CE, has given a vivid description of the stone structures in his travelogue.

Megasthenes (350-290 BCE), a Greek historian and ambassador to the court of Chandragupta Maurya, gives the first written account of Pataliputra. In his book Indika, he mentions that the city of Palibothra (Pataliputra, modern day Patna) was situated on the confluence of the rivers Ganges and Arennovoas (Sonabhadra - Hiranyawah) and was 9 miles (14 km) long and 1.75 miles (2.82 km) wide.^[10][14] Michael Wood, in The Story of India (2007), describes this city as the greatest city on earth during its heyday.^[15]

Much later, a number of Chinese travellers came to India in pursuit of knowledge and recorded their observation about Pataliputra in their travelogues, including those of a Chinese Buddhist Fa Hien, who visited India between 399 and 414 CE, and stayed here for many months translating Buddhist texts.^[16]

In the years that followed, the city saw many dynasties ruling the Indian subcontinent from here. It saw the rules of the Gupta empire and the Pala kings. However, it never reached the glory that it had under the Mauryas.

With the disintegration of the Gupta empire, Patna passed through uncertain times. Bakhtiar Khilji captured Bihar in the 12th century AD and destroyed many ancient seats of learning, and Patna lost its prestige as the political and cultural center of India.

Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ) (December 22, 1666 – October 7, 1708), the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, was born as Gobind Rai in Patna to Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru of the Sikhs, and his wife Gujri. His birthplace, Harmandir saheb, is one of the most sacred pilgrimages for Sikhs.

The Mughal period was a period of unremarkable provincial administration from Delhi. The most remarkable period during these times was under Sher Shah Suri, who revived Patna in the middle of the 16th century. He built a fort and founded a town on the banks of Ganga. Sher Shah's fort in Patna does not survive, but the mosque, Sher Shah Suri Masjid, built in Afghan architectural style, survives.

Mughal emperor Akbar came to Patna in 1574 to crush the Afghan Chief Daud Khan. Akbar's navratna and state's official historian and author of "Ain-i-Akbari" Abul Fazl refers to Patna as a flourishing centre for paper, stone and glass industries. He also refers to the high quality of numerous strains of rice grown in Patna, famous as Patna rice in Europe.

By 1620 the city of Patna was the great entrepot of Northern India - "the largest town in Bengal and the most famous for trade".^[17] This was before the founding of the city of Calcutta.

Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb acceded to the request of his favourite grandson, Prince Muhammad Azim, to rename Patna as Azimabad, in 1704 while Azim was in Patna as the subedar. However, very little changed during this period other than the name.

With the decline of the Mughal empire, Patna moved into the hands of the Nawabs of Bengal, who levied a heavy tax on the populace but allowed it to flourish as a commercial centre.

The mansions of the Maharaja of Tekari Raj dominated the Patna riverfront in 1811-12.^[18]

During the 17th century, Patna became a centre of international trade. The British started with a factory in Patna in 1620 for trading in calico and silk. Soon it became a trading centre for saltpetre, urging other Europeans—French, Danes, Dutch and Portuguese—to compete in the lucrative business. Peter Mundy, writing in 1632, described Patna as "the greatest mart of the eastern region".

After the decisive Battle of Buxar (1765), Patna fell into the hands of the East India Company, which installed a puppet government. It was ruled during the Raj by a series of ineffectual Viceroys, of whom the best-known was Rahul Gunderjaharagand. During this period it continued as a trading centre.

In 1912, Patna became the capital of Orissa Province and Bihâr when Bengal Presidency was partitioned. It soon emerged as an important and strategic centre. A number of imposing structures were constructed by the British. Credit for designing the massive and majestic buildings of colonial Patna goes to the architect, I. F. Munnings. Most of these buildings reflect either Indo-Saracenic influence (like Patna Museum and the state Assembly), or overt Renaissance influence like the Raj Bhawan and the High Court. Some buildings, like the General Post Office (GPO) and the Old Secretariat bear pseudo-Renaissance influence. Some say the experience gained in building the new capital area of Patna proved very useful in building the imperial capital, New Delhi. Orissa was created as a separate province in 1935. Patna continued as the capital of Bihar province under the British Raj.

Patna played a major role in the Indian independence struggle. Most notable are the Champaran movement against the Indigo plantation and the 1942 Quit India Movement. Patna's contribution in the freedom struggle has been immense with outstanding national leaders like Swami Sahajanand Saraswati, the first President of the Constituent Assembly of India; Dr. Sachidanand Sinha; Dr. Rajendra Prasad; Bihar Vibhuti (Anugrah Narayan Sinha);^[19] Basawon Singh (Sinha); Loknayak (Jayaprakash Narayan); Sri Krishna Sinha; Sheel Bhadra Yajee; Sarangdhar Sinha (Singh); Yogendra Shukla; and many others who worked for India's freedom relentlessly. Shrii Anandamurti formed the Ananda Marga movement in Patna in 1962 to work for world unity and justice. He modernized the ancient practices of yoga and made the most advanced practices of meditation available to the general public. He spoke about the inequality of women (both in India and worldwide). As an example, he questioned the morality of the dowry system of marriage and the Indian caste system. His Ananda Marga organization spread worldwide and teaches both neo-humanism (oneness of family of life) and PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory) for overall economic development. He is considered a leader in the field of philosophy and morality.

Patna continued to be the capital of the state of Bihar after independence in 1947, though Bihar itself was partitioned again in 2000 when Jharkhand was carved out as a separate state of the Indian union.

Geography

Patna is located on the south bank of the Ganges River, called Ganga locally. An impressive characteristic of the geography of Patna is its confluence of rivers. The Ganges River is the largest. It is joined by the four mighty rivers: Ghaghara, Gandak, Punpun and Sone. The Ganga is a respectable river as it passes through the district of Patna where it seems to be fully as large as in any part of its course for the huge flow of the Kosi. Just to the north of Patna across the Ganges River flows the Gandak. Patna is unique in having four large rivers in its vicinity. It is the largest riverine city in the world. The bridge over the river Ganga named Mahatma Gandhi Setu is 5575m long and is one of the longest (single river) bridges in the world.

Climate

Patna
Climate chart ()
J F M A M J J A S O N D     19   23 9     11   27 12     11   33 16     8   38 22     33   39 25     134   37 27     306   33 26     274   32 26     227   32 25     94   32 22     9   29 15     4   25 10 average max. and min. temperatures in °C precipitation totals in mm source: World Weather Information Service
Imperial conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     0.7   74 49     0.4   80 53     0.4   91 62     0.3   100 72     1.3   102 77     5.3   98 80     12   91 79     11   90 79     8.9   90 78     3.7   89 71     0.4   84 58     0.2   76 50 average max. and min. temperatures in °F precipitation totals in inches

Patna, as most of Bihar, has a humid subtropical climate with hot summers from late March to early June, the monsoon season from late June to late September and a mild winter from November to February. The table below details historical monthly averages for climate variables. Highest ever recorded is 46.1 °C, lowest ever is 2.2 °C and annual rainfall is 1000 mm.

Economy

From the ancient times, Patna has had a very rich socioeconomic background. It has long been a major agricultural center of trade, its most active exports being grain, sugarcane, sesame, and medium-grained Patna rice. It is also an important business center of eastern India.

In the last few years, the growth in Patna has been quite phenomenal with the improvement in the law and order after the regime change. By the end of 2010, the city will have four new malls that are coming up in different parts of the capital.

Being the state capital, with a growing middle income group households, Patna has also emerged as a big and rapidly expanding consumer market, both for Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG), as also for other consumer durable items. A large and growing population, and expanding boundaries of the city, is also spurring growth of service sector. Several multinational companies have also come up at Patna; one example is Tata Consultancy Services.

The hinterland of Patna is endowed with excellent agro-climatic resources and the gains of the green revolution have enabled the older eastern part of Patna (locally called as Patna City) to develop as a leading grain market of the state of Bihar, the second biggest in eastern India.

Demographics

Population Growth
Census	Pop.		%±
Source:Census of Patna 430 BC - 800 AD [22]

The population of Patna is over 1,885,470. The population density is 1132 persons per square kilometre. There are 839 females to every 1,000 males. The overall literacy rate is 87.3%, and the female literacy rate is 50.8%.^[23]

Many languages are spoken in Patna. Hindi and Urdu are the official languages. The native dialect is Magadhi or Magahi, named after Magadha, the ancient name of Bihar. Dialects from other regions of Bihar spoken widely in Patna are Angika&Bhojpuri. Yet another language is Maithili from Mithilanchal ther languages widely spoken in Patna include Bengali and English.

Culture

Though geographically located in the Magadh region of Bihar, many residents of Patna are natives of one of the four other regions of Bihar - Bhojpur, Mithila, Vajj, or Ang, which differ only slightly from each other. Intermarriages and cultural intermixing among the people of the five regions has been so common that it may be difficult for an outsider to discern the differences. Intermixing of people is also common at the village level (e.g. resident of Gulni include people from Gaya, Ganga-par and other villages).

People are religious and family-oriented, and their lives are deeply rooted in tradition. The interests of the family take precedence over that of an individual. Families are generally large, though the government is actively encouraging family planning to curb rapid population growth. Extended families often live together in one home because of economic necessity.

Transportation and Connectivity

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Patna was among pioneer selected towns of India having horse-drawn trams as urban transport.^[24] Nowadays, public transportation in Patna is provided by buses, auto rickshaws and local trains. Auto rickshaws are the most popular means of public transportation in Patna, as they are the only public means of convenience in most of the areas. Most run on petrol and are yellow and black in colour. They are a huge souce of pollution as mixing kerosene with fuel is common practice. The government has placed orders for over 50 low floor A/C and Non-A/C buses to ease congestion on city roads under JNNURM. This move is expected to improve traffic and public transport facilities in and around Patna. Traffic congestions in Patna is more severe than other major cities of the country.

Patna is also an important transit point of the region for tourists from India and abroad. Patna is well-connected by air, rail and road transport. The airport is known as Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport or Patna airport. It is classified as a restricted international airport and it is connected to all major cities of India via daily flights. In the last few years, Patna has witnessed tremendous growth in air traffic as well as the number of flights flying in and out of the city. The introduction of several low-cost carriers and a number of new destinations have resulted in the growth of air traffic. Patna is now connected by daily flights to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Ranchi, Lucknow and Pune. Airlines such as Air India, Jet Airways( including JetKonnect and Jetlite), IndiGo, Kingfisher Red and most recently GoAir operate from Patna.

Patna is well served by a network of well maintained roads. Patna is also connected through National Highway NH 19,^[25] NH 30^[26]-NH 31^[27] & NH 83.^[28] Road distance from other major cities ^[29] such as from Delhi - 1,015 km, from Mumbai - 1,802 km and from Kolkata - 556 km.

Railways also serves as means of public transportation in Patna. Patna is also a major junction in the rail map of India. The five main railway stations are Patna Junction, Rajendranagar Terminal, Gulzarbag, Danapur Junction and Patna Sahib. The main junction station of Patna is well connected with all major Indian cities.

Patna is also well connected by National Waterways No. 1 which was established in October 1986. This National Waterways has fixed terminals at Haldia, BISN (Kolkata), Pakur, Farrakka and Patna. This National Waterways has also floating terminals facilities at Haldia, Kolkata, Diamond Harbour, Katwa, Tribeni, Baharampur, Jangipur, Bhagalpur, Semaria, Doriganj, Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chunar and Allahabad.^[30]

Patna recently got its own luxury yacht offering dinner cruises in Ganga. The air conditioned floating restaurant MV Ganga Vihar offers dinner cruises twice a day starting from Gandhi Ghat.^[31]

Places of interest

Statue of Babu Veer Kunwar Singh(Hindi: वीर कुँवर सिँह)- The Last Lion of Bihar.

Patna has a history spanning more than three thousand years. The rich culture and heritage of Bihar is evident from the innumerable ancient monuments that dot the region. Patna is home to many tourist attractions. About 2,500,000 (2.5 million) tourists visit Patna every year.^[32]

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Kumhrar,^[33] Agam Kuan^[34] is the site of the ruins of the Ashokan Pataliputra. Didarganj Yakshi is a fine example of Mauryan art^[35] and may be India's most famous piece of art.^[35] The famous Hanuman Mandir has the second highest budget in North India after the famous Vaishno Devi shrine.^[36]

Takht Sri Patna Sahib is one of the Five Takhts of Sikhism and consecrates the birthplace of the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, Gobind Singh.^[37] There are five other Gurdwaras in Patna which are related to different Sikh Gurus; these are Gurdwara Pahila Bara,^[38] Gurdwara Gobind Ghat,^[39] Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh,^[40] Gurdwara Bal Leela^[41] and Gurdwara Handi Sahib.^[42]

Padri Ki Haveli, High Court, Golghar and State Secretariat Building are examples of unique British architecture.

Infotainment complexes

There are some nice infotainment complexes in Patna such as Patna Museum, Patna Planetarium, Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan and Srikrishna Science Centre.

Patna Museum : Patna Museum is the state museum of Bihar which built by the British during the British Raj in the year 1917 to house the historical artcfacts found in the vicinity of Patna. The items on display include archaeological objects, coins, art objects, paintings, instruments, textiles, paintings, thankas, bronze images and sculptures and terracotta images of Hindu, Buddhist artists and many rare objects.

Patna Planetarium : Indira Gandhi Planetarium is located in Patna's Indira Gandhi Science Complex. This planetarium was constructed through Bihar Council on Science & Technology at a total cost of about Rs. 11 crores. It was opened for public on April 1, 1993.

Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan : Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan, Patna is also known as Sanjay Gandhi Botanical and Zoological Garden, Patna or Patna Zoo.It is situated near Bailey Road and is one of the largest zoos of India. The Park was established first as a Botanical Garden in the year 1969.

Srikrishna Science Centre : Srikrishna Science Centre was established in Patna in the year 1978 and was named after the first Chief Minister of Bihar, Dr. Sri Krishna Singh. At present the Centre has four permanent galleries, Fun Science, Evolution, Mirrors and Oceans and a Science Park. A new gallery is under construction.

The Buddha Smriti Park which encompasses the Budhha Shanti Stupa, near Patna Railway Station, inaugrated by Dalai Lama in August 2010 has a large meditation hall and a huge Buddha stupa. Later, many relics related to Buddha's life will also be kept here.

Education

Patna is one of the oldest major centre of learning in East India. Patna University, the first university in Bihar, was established in 1917, and was the 7th oldest University of the Indian subcontinent.^[43] Patna Medical College, established in 1925 as Prince of Wales Medical College, was ranked 6th in undivided India.^[44]

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In the past few years, many institutions of national repute have opened up in Patna. Institutes such as Indian Institute of Technology Patna^[45], National Institute of Technology, Patna^[46] and Birla Institute of Technology, Patna^[47] are the prominent engineering college in Patna. Other colleges include the newly opened National Institute of Fashion Technology Patna^[48] and medical schools such as Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences.^[49]

After coming to power, Nitish Kumar opened the Birla Institute of Technology, Patna, Chanakya National Law University, a national law university and a B-school that goes by the name of Chandragupt Institute of Management.

Patna also houses one of India's most richly endowed libraries, the Khuda Baksh Oriental Library which has very rare manuscripts dating back several thousand years.

Sports

As in the rest of India, cricket is the most popular sport in Patna. There are several cricket grounds (or maidans) located across the city, including the Moin-ul-Haq Stadium, which is second largest in eastern India, next only to 'Eden Gardens' of Kolkata.^[50] The stadium features a swimming pool and a cricket academy. This statdium has served as venue for two One day international matches and several national sport event. Patna Golf Club situated west of the Government House to the South Bihar Gymkhana Club. It is 165 acres Golf Field.^[51] and includes some very tough holes, this well-maintained course will prove interesting to amateur and pros alike.^[52] Patna Indoor Stadium also known as Rainbow Field is indoor - outdoor sporting complex and will be renamed after Abhinav Bindra, the olympic gold medalist.^[53]

Lawn tennis and badminton is also popular here. It is having some of the best tennis courts of India.

Gallery

References

External links

• Official portal of Patna
• Official site of the Municipal Corporation of Patna
• Official portal of Patna district
• Official portal of Bihar
• Patna Daily
• Bihar times
• Biharprabha News

Tourist attractions in Patna Ancient Didarganj Yakshi · Kumhrar · Agam Kuan Colonial Golghar · Patna High Court · Secretariat Building · Naghol kothi · Padari ki haveli Ganga River Banks Gaighat Religious complex Mahavir Mandir · Patna Devi · Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb · Gurdwara Guru ka Bagh · Gurdwara Ghai Ghat · Gurdwara Handi Sahib · Gurdwara Gobind Ghat · Gurdwara Bal Lila Maini · Maner Sharif · Pathar ki Masjid · Sher Shah Suri Masjid · St. Mary's Church Cultural Bankipore Club Infotainment complex Sanjay Gandhi Jaivik Udyan · Patna Planetarium · Patna Museum · Srikrishna Science Centre Buildings and structures Kargil Chowk · Mahatma Gandhi Setu · Patna Airport · Shri Krishna Memorial Hall · Khuda Baksh Oriental Library · Saheed Smarak Parks Patna Zoo · Gandhi Maidan · Congress Maidan Sports complex Moin-ul-Haq Stadium · Patna Golf Club Excursions Sasaram · Maner Sharif · Bihar Sharif · Phulwari Sharif · Muzaffarpur Neighborhood Bodh Gaya · Gaya · Vaishali · Pawapuri · Nalanda · Rajgir · Maner

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