Purnia sits in the Kosi region of north Bihar, a district of maize, jute and banana fields where the river's shifting channels have shaped the land and the people for generations. Gulabbagh's maize market is among Asia's largest, Line Bazar and Purnia Court run the town's daily life, Banmankhi and Forbesganj spread eastward and the Nepal border is close. Flat, green and industrious. Such a...
Bangla