vaishali

The world’s first republic, Vaishali, is in Bihar, India. Here’s the story of its rise and fall, and why it was an integral city in ancient India.

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Ritu Jaiswal shunned an easygoing life with her IAS officer spouse in Delhi to transform the flood-hit hamlet of Singhwahini in Bihar.