Chandragupta Maurya, Ashoka, Chanakaya, Guru Gobind Singh, Aryabhatta, Dr.Rajendra Prasad, Jayprakash, First war of independence, Mahaveer, Budhha, First satyagrah by Gandhi, Nalanda University....there is one thing which is common among all...Its Bihar.
The name that is synonymous to backwardness in our country. Its the same place which has produced countless personalities in different fields-whether its art ,literature, acting and music-Bismillah khan, tulsidas, premchand, Shatrughan Sinha, Manoj Vajpayee and the list is endless.
We hardly find people associating us with the good things.Instead Bihar is associated with corruption,backwardness etc.At the time of introduction if you reveal that you are a Bihari,ther other person might step back two steps (shayad darr se!!).
During British colonialism period, Biharis were forced to migrate to different parts of world. Today they have changed the face of those under developed economies. You go to Mauritus,Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, South Africa, Fiji, and Trinidad and Tobago and you will find the Biharis among the frontrunners.
One strange thing about us is that we don’t like working in our home state-reasons could be multiple. Firstly there is hardly any industries left to provide employment, too much of politics and other social disturbances. Apart from that we maintain a certain lifestyle/image in our home town, gaon and in our community. Hence taking some labour job might not sync with the status which we maintain there. Hence breaking that shackle is a bit difficult.
You go to Assam tea plantation -you will find bihari, go to Kolkata -taxi drivers and coolies are Biharis.Go to Mumbai-you will find lots of Biharis selling vegetables,milk to earn some money. They will work hard, save a major portion and come back to home town every year during Chhath festival. This is how the cycle goes.
Next comes the educated Bihari lot-which can be found in government offices, private jobs. Getting through the Civil Services is a dream of every Bihari. We love power and aaram ki zindagi."ek baar competition mei ragad ke padh liye,phir to aaram hi aaram hai!!!" Thats the mantra....
Take the list of toppers of any institute in any part of India and you will find a Bihari in top five.
There is another breed of educated Biharis who don’t want to be called themselves as Bihari. I can recall one of the incidents. There was a guy in our Institue named Pankaj Jha. One of friends asked him "Kaha Ghar padega?"(thats a typical question that you will encounter whenever a bihari meets another).
His reply was Kolkata.I started laughing-Yeh Kolkata mei kab se Jhaji rehne lagey.Then he said that "I am BASICALLY from Darbhanga but studied in Kolkata".
Thats how it goes.Litti Chokha zindabad!!!Hope to see another glorious period like the Maurya dynasty!!!
The name that is synonymous to backwardness in our country. Its the same place which has produced countless personalities in different fields-whether its art ,literature, acting and music-Bismillah khan, tulsidas, premchand, Shatrughan Sinha, Manoj Vajpayee and the list is endless.
We hardly find people associating us with the good things.Instead Bihar is associated with corruption,backwardness etc.At the time of introduction if you reveal that you are a Bihari,ther other person might step back two steps (shayad darr se!!).
During British colonialism period, Biharis were forced to migrate to different parts of world. Today they have changed the face of those under developed economies. You go to Mauritus,Guyana, Suriname, Brazil, South Africa, Fiji, and Trinidad and Tobago and you will find the Biharis among the frontrunners.
One strange thing about us is that we don’t like working in our home state-reasons could be multiple. Firstly there is hardly any industries left to provide employment, too much of politics and other social disturbances. Apart from that we maintain a certain lifestyle/image in our home town, gaon and in our community. Hence taking some labour job might not sync with the status which we maintain there. Hence breaking that shackle is a bit difficult.
You go to Assam tea plantation -you will find bihari, go to Kolkata -taxi drivers and coolies are Biharis.Go to Mumbai-you will find lots of Biharis selling vegetables,milk to earn some money. They will work hard, save a major portion and come back to home town every year during Chhath festival. This is how the cycle goes.
Next comes the educated Bihari lot-which can be found in government offices, private jobs. Getting through the Civil Services is a dream of every Bihari. We love power and aaram ki zindagi."ek baar competition mei ragad ke padh liye,phir to aaram hi aaram hai!!!" Thats the mantra....
Take the list of toppers of any institute in any part of India and you will find a Bihari in top five.
There is another breed of educated Biharis who don’t want to be called themselves as Bihari. I can recall one of the incidents. There was a guy in our Institue named Pankaj Jha. One of friends asked him "Kaha Ghar padega?"(thats a typical question that you will encounter whenever a bihari meets another).
His reply was Kolkata.I started laughing-Yeh Kolkata mei kab se Jhaji rehne lagey.Then he said that "I am BASICALLY from Darbhanga but studied in Kolkata".
Thats how it goes.Litti Chokha zindabad!!!Hope to see another glorious period like the Maurya dynasty!!!
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