Hey buddy you have spoken my words! I truly agree with u. It is only because of the vast population in the northern belt there is a lot of backwardness. Forgive me my north indian friends but it seems that the family planning slogan of UP & Bihar is "HUM DO HAMARE DO, TEESRA, CHOUTHA, PACHVA............HUA TO MUMBAI BHEJ DO! Personally I have no grudge against the UP & Biharis. They are the most hardworking crowd in india. If they get social support and conducive environment in their own states, they might provide the greatest challenge to any state in india. But this is unlikely to happen given their social scenario. It seems in north india the wealth is not distributed properly between people as in the southern part. The rich in UP & Bihar are amongst the richest in India and the poor are the poorest of the poors in india. There are still the zamindars holding large stretches of land in UP & Bihar and they are not ready to let go. The landless work as farm labours from generation to generation. I urge my north indian brothers who keep on abusing maharashtrians for their stand on this portal to raise their voice in developing their states. They may ask the industrialists to invest a part of their capital in their states. Industries like to invest in Maharashtra and the southern states in general as the law & order situation is better in these states. Unlike Punjabis it seems that NRI UP & Biharis have forgetten their motherland and are doing nothing for it!