and Bangladesh. There is a belief that the water in a pond here has medicinal qualities that can cure illness and snake bites. Archeological Survey of India has discovered some ancient manuscripts from the basement of Khanqah e Shahbazia. The Khanqah is also famous for its library, which has a vast collection of Arabic and Persian theological texts, including a copy of the Qur’an transcribed by Murshid Quli Khan, the Nawab of Murshidabad, Bengal. Important Institutions Indian Institute of Information Technology(IIIT), Bhagalpur Bihar Agricultural University(BAU), Sabour, Bhagalpur Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College & Hospital (JLNMCH), Mayaganj, Bhagalpur Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University (TMBU), Bhagalpur Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology-CSTS, Bhagalpur NTPC Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur Software Technology Park(STPI), Bhagalpur Vikramshila Central University, Bhagalpur (proposed) T.N.B. College, Bhagalpur Bhagalpur College of Engineering(BCE), Bhagalpur T.N.B. Law College, Bhagalpur Marwari College, Bhagalpur State Textile Polytechnic, Bhagalpur D.A.V. Public School Mount Assisi School Mount Carmel School Media Print media include the Hindi Dainik Jagran, Dainik Bhaskar, Aaj, Hindustan (under Hindustan Times) and Prabhat Khabar; the Urdu The Inquilab and Taasir, while English Times of India, The Telegraph and Hindustan Times are also available. Broadcast media include All India Radio (Frequency 1458 kHz, 1206 kHz) 90.4 FM Radio Active (Bhagalpur), and AIR FM Rainbow India 100.1.M, sadhna plus news channel Telecommunications services include BSNL, Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio. Airtel, Jio, BSNL and Sify are providing broadband services in this region. Notable people Ajit Pal Mangat– Indian film director. Alexander Dow – Died at Bhagalpur was an orientalist, writer, playwright and army officer in the East India Company Anand Mohan Sahay – General Secretary in INA with Netaji. Ambassador in seven different countries. Ashis Nandy – Indian political psychologist, a social theorist, and a contemporary cultural and political critic. Ashok Kumar – Hindi Indian movie actor. Ashwini Kumar Choubey – BJP politician. Ex health minister of Bihar. B. J. Choubey – Professor in the Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University Balai Chand Mukhopadhyay – Pen name Banaphool, Bengali writer. Bhagwat Jha Azad – Former Chief minister of Bihar Chunchun Prasad Yadav - Three consecutive times MP from Bhagalpur Dibyendu Palit – Bengali writer Gurmeet Choudhary – Indian television actor, model and dancer. Kadambini Ganguly – Daughter of Braja Kishore Bose, headmaster of Bhagalpur School, was India's one of the first women graduates and Doctor was born in Bhagalpur. Lutfur Rahman – Urdu poet Nandalal Bose – Artist Aisha