The state of Jharkhand was till recently a part of the bigger state of Bihar. The state itself is known as the Industrial state of India as it has many industries, especially dealing with steel, iron and coal. After being separated from the state of Bihar, Ranchi became the capital of th...
Till the year 2000, Jharkhand was a part of Bihar after which it got separated and got the position of an independent state of India. The capital city of Jharkhand is Ranchi, well-known for being the hometown of the ace cricketer MS Dhoni. Jharkhand is rich in mineral resources like copp...
On Nov. 15, 2000, after decades of growing discontent, especially on the part of the indigenous peoples, Chota Nagpur was separated from Bihar to become Jharkhand, the 28th state of India.Ashok K. Dutt Allen G. Noble The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica ...
Jharkhand, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Ranchi. Jharkhand, one of India’s newest states, was carved out of the southern portion of Bihar in 2000. Statehood was the culmination of a long struggle carried
Indian independence brought relatively little socioeconomic benefit to the people of the Jharkhand area, which led to widespread discontent with the Bihar administration, particularly among the tribal peoples. The tribal groups initiated a call for independence from Bihar, and in the 1980s they became...