the threeday grand event organised to mark the occasion of 106th bihar diwas concluded on march 24 with full zest and enthusiasm the event was inaugurated by vicepresident venkaiah naidu at gandhi maidan in the presence of nitish kumar chief minister of bihar satya pal malik governor of bihar sushil kumar modi deputy chief minister of bihar and other important officials thousands of people thronged after its inauguration at gandhi maidan on march 22 commemoration of champaran satyagrah themed lsquochamparan satyagrah centenary yearrsquo the event had a series of cultural programmes musical performances and educational lined up a statue of mahatma gandhi on the globe was displayed to commemorate the champaran movementartefacts depicting the life of gandhi and his teachings were also put up in the middle of the ground venkaiah naidu greeted mahatma gandhi on the occasion and said ldquoindia will progress only when bihar will progress people here must give importance to their talents and caliberrdquo students participation 4000 school children from various districts of bihar participated in a variety of events including volleyball tournament drawing competition mobile science exhibition poetry writing competition quiz and gandhi film mahotsav khushboo a class xii student from gaya district who participated in the gandhi film mahotsav said ldquomy friends and i enjoyed a lot during bihar diwas we played volleyball with different school students and watched many movies based on the life of national heroes our accommodation was arranged at bankipore girls school patna collegiate school and bn collegerdquo energetic performances youngsters cheered as band indian ocean performed at gandhi maidan on the first day bollywood singer harshdeep kaur and classical singer shubha mudgal performed on the second and third day of the event respectively besides gandhi maidan colourful cultural functions were also organised at sri krishna memorial hall and ravindra bhawan renowned kathak dance shikha khare and her team won the hearts of visitors who gathered at the sk memorial hall sufi singer lakhwinder wadali mesmerised the audience with his melodious songs and ghazals stalls aplenty many stalls were put up by the education department of the state including bihar madhyamik shiksha parishad bihar shiksha jan shiksha ministry of consumer affairs food and public distribution and public health engineering department garima singh a teacher present at event said ldquostalls of social organisations like kilkari jivika and sanskiritik mandap tried to showcase the art and culture of bihar through their models and presentations i loved their way of conveying the message to the crowdrdquo facilities bihar government took care of basic necessities so the face any inconvenience pure drinking water were circulated throughout the ground on different small vehicles dubbed lsquowater on wheelsrsquo a mobile blood bank helped people know more about it and encouraged them to donate blood moreover a sixbed hospital was set up to cater to any mishaps doctors from patna medical college and hospital indira gandhi institute of medical science and kurji holy family hospital were present at the venue to provide medical aid food stalls foodies