Good one. I feel that this article on rediff is just a good PR by Bihar govt. Nitish is trying to improve Bihar but it will take decades to change the fortunes of Bihar. I have come across many good natured Biharis - from labourere to managers to IT people. But these people are scared of going to back to Bihar. A marketing manager with a big steel co told me this. "I have not gone to my town in Bihar for 20 years. I am scared that if people there know that I am doing well in Mumbai, I will be kidnapped for ransom. If my relatives want to see me, I call them here but I will never go there." I can give dozens of examples like this given by Bihari people or those who have stayed in Bihar. Outsiders literally run away from Bihar. In terms of poverty, Orissa is poorer but people are not so criminal minded. Maharashtra, TN and Karnataka may be richer than Bihar but they have their own share of poor people. What differentiates poor Biharis from others is criminal mentality. "Jiski Lathi Uski Bhains" was probably coined by Biharis. I was told a story about how people kill simply because someone refused to give seat in bus or train. I just want to ask one question. How many people on this board who are glorifying Bihar "actually live" in Bihar and can say their life is very good? I read a story in TOI about an NRI BIhari doctor who came to Patna to participate in the "Rising Bihar" sunnit organized by Nitish Kumar. But before he reached there, he was propmtly robbed in broad daylight in Patna. And this is preety common according to Biharis I meet in Mumbai. Most blame Lalu for this mess. "Maine Swarg to nahi diya, magar "swar" (voice") diya" was his catch line to garner backward votes. Come on you Bihari guys, if you feel bad about Bihar bashing, go to Bihar and vote (if you can ...), change politicians ... Individually, very few people are bad, it is how they behave as a community gives them good or bad reputation !!!
