Begusarai is the birthplace of famous Hindi poet Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh and eminent historian Professor Ram Saran Sharma.
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His poetry ekxuded veer rasa, and he has been hailed as a Rashtrakavi ("National poet") evoking the spirit of nationalism on account of his inspiring patriotic composition.
The Burhi Gandak, runs a zig-zag course through the districts of Samastipur and Begusarai before covering a short distance in Khagaria district, running by the side of the town of Khagaria, and flows into the Ganges.
Shashidhar Mishra (1975–2010) was an Indian RTI activist, who was shot dead by unknown assailants by bullets near his house in Phulwaria Village, located near Begusarai town of Bihar.