I
agree with what you are saying. I
used to work in an office where I
was the only Bihari. The first day
everybody turned and looked at me as
if a museum specimen had arrived.
But within few days everyone started
speaking in my tone and they all
became friendly. I think if you are
firm with your identity everybody
will show respect. Once a colleague
commented on my tone and language. I
asked him to check his language and
pointed out what mistakes he makes
while speaking. Uske baad kabhi
problem nahi hua. - Richa - Apr.
7, 2006
I
strongly believe that it is our
media who has created the notion in
people that "Bihari" is a derogatory
word. At my work place, I was the
only Bihari working in a team
comprising of 13 individuals. None
of them ever had visited Bihar.
However, there were certain people
who used to say Bihar as "separate
country". Most of them were from so
called "Progressive States" of
India. I only had to tell them that
in spite of they belonging to
developed states of India what they
had achieved! Have they achieved
anything extraordinary in life for
which they boast of? Or are they
doing superior work compared to what
I am doing? Let them realise that
they won't be getting any special
privileges anywhere just because
they are not "Biharis"..
I agree that Bihar is suffering from
misrule for last fifteen years, but
what is ours fault? This type of
perception is just a matter of shame
for all Indians. The rulers of Bihar
should be ashamed but not the
Biharis. - Atul - Apr.
8, 2006
People who make such comments just
show how ‘ignorant’ they are! I used
to react to such situations when I
was a kid and moved out of Patna to
go to college for my engineering
degree – but soon I realized that
there is no point in doing so. I
have stayed outside Bihar for 13
years now and have come across
numerous such situations. After the
first couple of years in college,
whenever I heard such comments, I
felt pity for the person making such
comments – even today I do! We
Biharis are really very simple
people and we should continue to be
that way – let’s not lose our
heritage, we should be very proud of
it. Let’s continue to bring glory to
our great state by competing with
the best of the world and proving
ourselves – we have done that for
thousands of years now and we should
continue to do that. Our simple
living and high thinking philosophy
has helped us go places – I hope
that generations to come will
continue to imbibe and pass on these
values.
EXTREMELY PROUD TO BE A BIHARI ! -
Kush Kochgaway - Apr. 8, 2006
We have not lost our glory or
dignity. As such, dignity comes from
dignified way of thinking.
Characters in Wordsworth poetry are
very simple folk people but each
character is a philosophy in today's
meaning of modern life style.
Kindergartens kids sing those common
rhythmical lines of Wordsworth
poetry with pleasure and delight.
Majority of the people of Bihar
during British Raj weren't highly
educated: what then
prompted/inspired Gandhi Ji to start
Bharat Chhoro Aandolan from a small
place like Champaran? Were the
people of Delhi, Calcutta, Madras or
Bombay not aware of Swatantra
Sangram? Every Bihari is a Bihar. I
will find myself belittled if some
one fails to recognise me as Bihari.
- Madani Mohiuddin Ahmad, KSU,
Riyadh, KSA - Apr. 9, 2006
Whatever people say about Biharis,
but what I have noticed is that
wherever a Bihari is working he is
among the top 10% of the best people
in that organization. I guess that
frustration from the people of the
so called privileged places comes
out by trying to look down upon you
as being from an underdeveloped
state. In my experience I have never
reacted to people making such
comments. Over a period of time,
when you prove yourself, they
themselves feel ashamed and stop
making any such comments.
Later on as we keep growing, we come
to a stage when whatever they think
of Biharis, they'll never express it
in front of you. Is liye mast raho,
and don't care about what shallow
people say. It reflects their own
upbringing! - Dr. Lav Kochgaway,
Kolkata - Apr. 9, 2006 |
