Category Archives: bihar

Railway Projects: Bihar’s Doorway to Prosperity

Posted on May 15, 2010 by indra

I have been advocating for some railway projects that can bring Bihar on the map of industrial India. At Harnaut in Nitish’s constituency, the Indian railway is building a coach maintenance plant. Nitish as railway Minister had initiated that. As … Continue reading →

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Bihar: The Fear of Uncertain Future

Posted on May 12, 2010 by indra

Bihar has clearly swung into poll mode. Nitish is on ‘Biswas Yatra’. Congress is dreaming to make a comeback through a discredited leader of 1982 Delhi massacre fame. Lalu and Ram Bilas Paswan are busy in discrediting Nitish. They hardly … Continue reading →

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Nitish Kumar Must Walk the Talk

Posted on April 13, 2010 by indra

I heard recently Nitish Kumar and his spokesman Tiwari talking in two programmes on small screens- Nitish Kumar on CNBC-Awaz (Uttar Uday) and Tiwari on NDTV India (Mukabla). Nitish talked about the necessity of education- elementary, higher education and skill … Continue reading →

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Bihar Leads Today, Rest of India Follows

Posted on April 8, 2010 by indra

From the mails that I receive from the persons of Bihar’s origin living in different states of India and abroad, everyone is concerned about the developments in Bihar. They celebrate all the good news coming in media, but get morose … Continue reading →

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Album and Autobiography-4

Posted on March 27, 2010 by indra

Pipra, my village in police station Karahgar in district Rohtas (part of the old district Shahabad, as we knew it then) is known as Mardan Rai ka Pipra. It was also identified by many as Pipra of Jamuna Rai, when … Continue reading →

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The ‘Litti-chokha’ and BT Brinjal

Posted on February 10, 2010 by indra

I never had any inkling that Brinjal is so important among vegetables. My grandfather used the Bangla nomenclature ‘Begun’ to express his distaste for it, as the word means ‘without any value’. As I remember, according to him, the brinjal … Continue reading →

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Dr. Rajendra Prasad: Bihar’s Legendary Son

Posted on January 27, 2010 by indra

Images of Dr. Rajendra Prasad I wonder how many know about the academic record of Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Most of the younger generation has forgotten even this first President of India, who could also be the prime minister. Subhash C … Continue reading →

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Bihar: Nitish at his best

Posted on January 12, 2010 by indra

I happened to watch the ET Awards ceremony on TV. It was a great pleasure to see Nitish as the first to get the award, the ‘Bussiness Reformer of the year’. But the best was to follow. Nitish was at … Continue reading →

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Changing Bihar: The Heroes?

Posted on January 6, 2010 by indra

Bihar, till yesterday was India’s Somalia: a failed state; a metaphor for India; or the state of anarchy. Bihar, as reported, has certainly become a miracle economy. The CSO data and the news reports will certainly satisfy and encourage Nitish … Continue reading →

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Bihar: My Expectations and Nitish

Posted on November 17, 2009 by indra

We don’t have electricity in my village, Pipra near Sasaram yet with all the drive in Bihar for rural electrification. And the village is waiting for it since 1967. We saw poles getting erected all around, but then they disappeared … Continue reading →

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