▁Bi har ▁is ▁protected ▁under ▁the ▁Ge ographical ▁Ind ic ations ▁of ▁Good s ▁( Reg istration ▁& ▁Prote ction ) ▁Act ▁( G I ▁Act ) ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁It ▁was ▁registered ▁by ▁the ▁Controller ▁General ▁of ▁Pat ents ▁Design s ▁and ▁Tra dem arks ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" Su j ani ▁Emb roid ery ▁Work ▁of ▁Bi har " ▁and ▁recorded ▁under ▁G I ▁Application ▁number ▁ 7 4 , ▁Class ▁ 2 6 ▁as ▁a ▁text ile ▁item . ▁The ▁G I ▁tag ▁was ▁approved ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Location ▁B hus ra , ▁the ▁village ▁where ▁the ▁craft ▁work ▁origin ated , ▁is ▁ ▁away ▁from ▁where ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁M ith ila ▁painting ▁started . ▁It ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁the ▁old en ▁days ▁and ▁even ▁now ▁by ▁rural ▁women ▁of ▁Mu za ff arp ur ▁district ▁of ▁north ▁Bi har . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁earliest ▁known ▁traditional ▁practice ▁of ▁making ▁the ▁emb roid ered ▁Su j ani ▁qu ilt ▁is ▁trac ed ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Its ▁basic ▁purpose ▁was ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁soft ▁cover ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁born ▁b ab ies ▁immediately ▁after ▁birth . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁made ▁with ▁pieces ▁of ▁cloth ▁in ▁different ▁colors ▁derived ▁from ▁used ▁s aris ▁and ▁d hot is ▁by ▁se wing ▁them ▁together , ▁adopt ing ▁a ▁simple ▁running ▁st itch . ▁This ▁process ▁involved ▁use ▁of ▁three ▁or