It was nice to read your thoughts about Bihar. It definately in underrated, & i too like you believe it does have a great future. I was once a part of that state, but now belong to Jharkhand, & live in the lovely city of Jamshedpur(Tatanagar). Would wish to read your views on other matters & subjects. Regards, Priti Kshettry.
Well ,i happen to read the wonderful article on possible uprising of bihar and Rajeev Srinivasan has done a wonderful job.Well the most important thing for any civilisation to move ahead is education. Bihar lacks most in education and what all facilities it had ,it is losing all and as a result the people of Bihar remain uneducated .Add to this disastrous management of the politicians of Bihar. In 60's the literacy rate of Bihar was around 70% and from there it has moved down very low.Illiteracy and bad economic scenario has forced most of the Biharis to move out in search of greener pastures. I just hope that people of Bihar and would join hands for upliftment of Bihar and show to world that country oldest civilisation would not die , but return to its full glory as in the history.
Hi A nice prediction.There is nothing to loose more. Now the time to gain only. This is Natural phase of Ups and Down .The galorious history and then worst reputation.Now again the to be galorious.They have a grit and power to fight,struggle and strong determination to get something. This is the time to again show their talent.
congrates, u have done a good `research`.I belong to Bihar and i therefore have faced little or more of humiliation at times. But i m telling u the fact, i have never been ashamed of being a bihari rather i m proud of that for we a glorious history which is unparallel .The stae is passing through transition state & i hope conditions would soon become normal & developing. thank u
Rajeev, Your love for the land of knowledge is great. This area of India had visitors ranging from Alaexander the great, had seen Greats like Buddha whose knowledge and wisdom spread upto japan, had also seen settlers like Alladin Killji and Lallu's family. No wonder his name was "Kill"ji. Time is the healing medicine of all causes. I join with you in expressing the hardship that is undergone the downtroden masses who have an immense task of rebulding. sometimes even our prayers can help them.
I think that the situation prevailing in Bihar is much better than some people of other states would like to believe. They take Bihar just as a reference point to compare their own miserable and deprived state. Bihar can match the best in intellectual capital. What it really needs is a big public relations exercise so that this kind of misinformation is dealt with properly. And what better adman can we get than the defacto CM of Bihar, the irrepressible Laloo Prasad Yadav.
I fully agree with Mr. Rajeev. However, It will be for the Biharis to decide what they want. they are such excellent people - outside Bihar - but ince in they do a u turn.
If there is a grouse that a hennai or Bangalore or Hyderabad is being developed faster than the other parts, it is because businesses will look at the place where they have to carry out their daily work. So it is better that these places are developed and the goodwill and money that businesses pour into the govt as taxes be utilised for the other regions.
It is interesting to see that in the North versus South debate, an important area, namely the West (Goa, Maharashtr and Gujarat) is simply ignored. The South is generating a lot of hype these days due to good marketing, as Rajeev says. But facts are more important than hype. Goa has the highest GDP per capita today and has raced far ahead of other states. Among 'real' states (over 10 million poulation) Maharashtra had the highest rate of growth during the first half of the 1990's and took over first place from Punjab. During the latter half of the 1990's Gujarat started showing very high growth rates. In the 'hype' area (IT), Maharashtra with Mumbai and Pune is showing respectable investment and growth, comparable to the much touted Andhra Pradesh. Indians do no know that the Maldives, has the highest GDP per capita in SAARC. Similarly in the BIMARU versus the South debate, Indians forget that the West (along with Haryana and Punjab) that still rules at the top.
True to the words that Bihar has gone to dogs and it cant go down any further. It is like an overly sold stock, which can either go up on sympathy or just stay there. So I am still bearish on Bihar or put Bihar on WEAK SELL position. That is because unlike the southern states, nothing terrific is being done to market the state. Maybe you could have provided on any recent achievements by the state to make your artcile to be more inclined towards Bihar's bullishness.
The aricle also talks about the 'Madrasi' factor. The person who felt bad while being called a Madrasi, is worse than the Northerners who called him. Why did he hate being called a Madrasi? Is it just because he does not have any connection to Madras? I dont think so! It is because he has created a bad image of Madras and its people and possibly equates it to Bihar. If he knew Madras well, he would be liked being called a Madrasi! So he would not have called the Northies a "Bihari" in the first place!
Southern States have really sprung up to dominate the industrialised Maharashtra and Gujarat. Just compare the number of international airports in South compared to same in North! The South is the [momentary] bull!
madrasi?
by Naresh on Nov 25, 2003 03:17 AM
my dear friend,
thanks for providing a good rason as to why a southie(non madrasi) wouldnt shy away from being called a madrasi. so say for instance , bangalore continues to go upwards as far as its progress curve and blah blah is concerned, can we all adress you as a banglorean?
its the question of an identity.trust me it sucks when you are called a madrasi and you are not one.
