Its nice to read something nice written about Bihar, atlast!! I nearly had tears in my eyes when I ready this. I am a half Bihari and half UPite, and am proud of my culture and roots.
Lets face it, the situation in Bihar is not so rosy and to get Bihar on track will be a daunting task, but I am confident we will do it. When Nitish Kumar came to power, I was really apprehensive as I used to think Nitish and Lalu were from the same breed of poltician. But, I was proved wrong when I visited Bihar for a couple of weeks, earlier this month. The fact is, Bihar is changing and it is changing for good. And to make sure that Bihar does progress, it is the responisbilty of us Biharis who live outside India (or even outside Bihar). Why not sponsor a young kid (who is not able to finsh his/her studies due to finacial concerns) complete their studies. At the most, it will cost you 10,000 Rs. in a year (about 120 pounds/200 dollars). £120 an year is like £10 a month. Its like a couple if pints of beer in a pub, a couple of packets of Fag and less than what you spend on a visit to the resturaunt!! Thats it, and the difference it will make will be life changing. Trust me, its not difficult, I am 22(graduated and started working 6 months back) and have already started doing so.
And people from other places, have some shame, respect Bihar and Biharis as we respect you and your state. Remember, Ancient India IS Bihar. There was no Punjab, No Maharashtra, No Delhi. It was all Patliputra, the capital of India, the centre of education, culture, fashion and even the kamasutra was written here. No other state has given so much to India's history as Bihar has. From the world'd first university to the number 0, to possibly having something for all religons in the world. Bihar till the 70's was the most well governed state in India. Every state has its own problems, some to a lesser extent. Lets put it this way, even in modern India it is more cultured and humble than other places. - Women are treated with a lot more respect than they are in Delhi or Bombay (Mumbai sounds really stupid, prefer Bombay) - People in Bihar are a lot more helpful than anywhere else. - A National survey shows that kids(who get a chance to study) in Bihar understand and do better than students in other states. (Government schools not private ones) - Educated Biharis do better (and earn better) than educated people from other states. So, c'mon People, lets do something now, and lets do it big. All you priviliged once, make a difference in the life of someone. Nothing will satisfy you more than changing someone's life, and eventually Bihar.
very nice article in rediff and by you.i am really filling respectfull about you as you are spending rs.10,000 in a year for poor people.Since i am also from Bihar(Bodhgaya),i have spent my 21 years in rural area in bihar,my school was not having facility for a very nice study and now i am 23 and i am working in very good company as a very good position.I must say that peoples from bihar is more talanted than anywhere else in india,may be i am wrong.but this the fact.and yes this school is just like my school was,and we will sure build bihar a most talanted state in india.
