Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar flashes a V-sign during a news conference in the eastern Indian city of Patna November 24, 2010. REUTERS/Krishna Murari Kishan

CNBC Awaaz will be moderating " Bihar Day" on Sept 15 to celebrate the centenary year of Bihar's formation with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. 

The ceremony aptly titled 'Bihar - Bharat Ki Pragati Ka Adhar' will involve the coming together of architects who have played a definite role in the emergence of Bihar as progressive economy.

"Over the last few years, Bihar has emerged as a fast growing economy within India with growth rate clocking more than 10% annually. With Bihar Day, we at CNBC Awaaz aim to celebrate the emergence of Bihar as a potential powerhouse of the country. We are privileged to have experts from various fields joining us for this momentous event. Through a meaningful dialogue with our panellists, we hope to understand Shri. Nitish Kumar's plan for Bihar in the coming years, and to discuss and analyze the contribution of Bihar's accelerating economic growth towards our nation's prosperity. We are hopeful to contribute in mapping the way forward for the state," Sanjay Pugalia, Editor, CNBC Awaaz, said.

This is a joint collaborated effort between the Government, CNBC Awaaz and the people of Bihar. This platform will enable the pragmatic minds to come together to initiate a positively constructive decision for the state's betterment.

This one of a kind event will enable politicians, business leaders and bright minds from the academia of the likes of Mr. U. K. Sinha, Chairman, SEBI, Mr. Anil Agarwal, Executive Chairman, Vedanta Resources, Ms. Vinita Bali, Managing Director, Britannia, Mr. Janmejaya Sinha, Chairman, Asia Pacific, Boston Consulting Group, Mr. Raghav Bahl, Founder and Editor, Network18 and Mr. Sanjay Pugalia, Editor in Chief, CNBC Awaaz to discuss issues pertaining to the social aspects, corporate development, security among others.