Travelers heading for Katmandu or Calcutta would pass by Bihar. Unless one is snoozing like a baby in his ride, one might miss the certain kind of effervescence in the commotion of the people – quite unlikely for a place where Buddha attained his enlightenment.

It’s the irony of it all that makes Bihar a worthy side trip.

In case we don’t know, the River Ganges lays bare in the center of Bihar, and it might interest one to stop and dip with the occasional crowd of devotees doing their religious rounds.

If one takes time to unroll a road map of Bihar, the ‘good points’ are displayed: South of Patna was founded the world's first university of Buddhist Learning, in Bodh Gaya, now a famous pilgrimage site; in the neighborhood of Bhagalpur district lie ancient cave sculptures dating about 274-232 B.C.; and, there are ancient architectures of the Gupta period at Sultanganj.

Possessing the finest climate, the countryside is well laden in Ranchi. The serene landscape welcomes the cascading noise of waterfalls tumbling here and there.

The signs of the glory that was Bihar may be elusive, but indeed, there is an afterglow of ‘enlightenment’ in Bihar that not quite one can find in Calcutta or Katmandu. Buddha can say the same.

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