Governor Satya Pal Malik today said the Bihar government will hold cultural festivals at all universities in the state to boost its image.
Addressing a function after inaugurating a three-day youth festival here, Malik said the youth of Bihar have always made history.
"People from various parts of the country and the world come to places like Bodh Gaya, Vaishali and Patna Sahib to acquire knowledge of religious traditions like Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The youth of the state must aspire to do justice to the legacy they inherit," he said.
Speaking at the same function, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Bihar was like a microcosm of India.
"Many dialects are spoken in the state yet there is a thread of unity," he said.
Sushil Modi also said that the proposed university at Purnea will start functioning from the next academic session.
The state government was planning to set up a Mithila Painting Institute at Madhubani, he added.
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