Bapudham Motihari

an deity of Motihari, dating back to 1805. During the British era the town flourished and it became one of the important centers in North Bihar. GeographyMotihari is around 165 km from Patna, the capital of Bihar, 50 km from Bettiah, and 82 km from Muzaffarpur. The city is very close to Nepal. Birgunj, the second largest city of Nepal, is 55 km away. DemographicsAs of 2011[update] India census,[1] Motihari has an urban population of 1,73,359 with 54% males, 46% females, and 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. Motihari has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the Indian national average of 59.5%. rural population is 28,69,702

Notable people[edit] Ramarshi Deo Trivedi 'Rishi ji'Rishi ji was one of the most renowned freedom fighters of Bihar. He was a very close associate of Dr. Rajendra Prasad,Anugrah Narayan Sinha and Vinoba Bhave, who addressed him as 'Rishi ji'. He was also known as Badshah as he established a parallel government in Champaran which was known as Badshah ki Sarkar. A special task force was formed by the Britishers to arrest him. He was arrested in 1942 and was sentenced 58 years of imprisonment. He was released in 1947, after independence, and later he spent his days in his Ashram in Malaahi where he ran a Khadi Gramudyog (A small industry). He donated all his property for land reform movement "Bhoodan Movement" carried by Vinoba Bhave and refused to take pensioner pass (A pass given to all national freedom fighter) because he believed that he had not participated in the freedom struggle for personal gain. George Orwell
George OrwellGeorge Orwell, author of books Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, was born in Motihari in 1903. His father Richard Walmesley Blair was a deputy posted in the o***m department in Bihar. However, when he was one year old, George left for England with his mother and sister. Until recently, the town of Motihari was largely unaware of its connection to Orwell. In 2003, Motihari discovered its role in Orwell's life when a number of journalists arrived in the city for Orwell's hundredth birthday. Local officials are making plans for the construction of a museum on Orwell's life.[2][3]

Azizul Haque and Fingerprint ScienceAzizul Haque (Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq) was one of the two Indian police officers who worked with Edward Henry in the development of fingerprint classification, known as Henry Classification System, still widely used in the world. "It was Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq who evolved a mathematical formula to supplement Henry's idea of sorting slips in 1024 pigeon holes, based on fingerprint patterns. Rai Bahadur Hem Chandra Bose made further contribution to the fingerprint science by evolving an extended system of subclassificaiton, a telegraphic code for finger impression and a system of single-digit classificaiton.[4]

Both Haque and Bose eventually received honoraria and recognition from the Government of India. At the time of final approval of the honorarium for Haque, the Home Department (Government of India) noted, "It appears from the information now received that he (Haque) was Sir Edward Henry's principal helper in perfecting the scheme and he actually himself devised the method of classification which is in universal use. He thus contributed most materially to a discovery which is of worldwide importance and has brought a great credit to the police of India.[5] Upon retirement from the Police service in Bengal and Bihar, Khan Bahadur Azizul Huq settled in Motihari, and he is buried there. EducationMotihari has many educational institutions like Munshi Singh mahavidyalaya affiliated to B.R.A.Bihar University one of the oldest degree college in champaran which was used as jail in the British rule, Zila Government School is one of the best and oldest secondary high schools of Bihar and was established in 1911 by British government. Other notable schools are Mangal Seminary (1927), Gopal Sah Vidyalaya (1918), M.J.K. Girls High School, Gopal sah Vidyalay ( previously this was Hakok academy in this hostel Goerge orwell bornt). There are also several colleges for higher learning such as Mahila College (college for females), S.N.S. College, L.N.D. College, K.T.College near Singhiya gumti. All are affiliated to B.R.A.B.U. an engineering college named as Motihari Engineering College was esablished by Bihar Government as well as College of Ayurvedic and Unani Medicine (Homeopathy Medical Collge, Motihari) is also there to provide medical education. Many people from Bihar and India attend these educational institutions. Ayurved CollegeRavindra Nath Mukharjee Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, the second oldest medical college in Bihar, was established in 1955. This College is under Baba Saheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bihar University and recognised by CCIM (Central Council of Indian Medicine). Dhanwantari Ayurved BhawanDhanwantari Ayurved Bhawan, an ayurvedic medicine manufacturing company on the karma bhumi of Rashtra Pita Mahatma Gandhi. This group has been serving ayurveda science 1978, started in guidance of Dr. K. Jha M.D. B. H. U. S. CollegeThis is one of the oldest college of Motihari. It is on the name of freedom fighter Shri Munshi Singh. It comes under Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, MUZZAFARPUR. Along it there are five more colleges in this town. The present college building was a jail earlier but converted to college in 1948. There are several industries in Motihari sub-division, which comprise of small-scale industries such as a paper plant factory, a sugar mill, and some other small-scale industries. In a recent development a Sugar factory is under development in sariyatpur which will produce sugar, ethanol & power in several Megawatt, Motihari’s sugar mill is considered to be one of the biggest in Bihar. Motihari is well connected by road and rail. The local railway station there is Bapudham Motihari which is connected to all metropolliton cities and national capital with trains. With educational institutions, mills and factories, and historical sites like Gandhi Sangrahalaya, jheel, Gandhi maidan, and natural scenery of the surrounding country side bordering the foothills of the Himalayan range, Motihari is an attractive place for people to live, work, attend educational institutions, and it is also a delightful place for visiting. In surrounding villages of Motihari, most people's livelihood depends on agriculture and dairy. Motihari area is also famous for its Litchi fruit and Mitha Alua (sweet potato). Dr. S. P.Singh College of Teacher EducationThis college is recognised by NCTE in Oct'2009 to run a B.Ed. Course with an annual intake of 100 students. It is affiliated to Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, MUZZAFARPUR. It is the only college in this town for B.Ed. Course. www.drspsinghcollege.com

cs dav public school it is situated in kotwa road , motihari. it is biggest school in motihari running by dav cmc and by k.p thakur.it has achieved huge success in education as well as social work ......