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Bihar and
Biharis are being bashed for quite sometime now.
I remember even in the sixties the then
democratically elected governments would shift
Civil servants originating from Bihar for Civil
servants from another state in India with a view
to provide impartiality and honesty in
administering. I believe that these qualities
are inherent and built over a period of time
with experience, not by being born in a
particular country or state or a region. Good
administration means picking up the right
individual who can deliver what he has been
assigned to do.
Bihar is a very proud region. It gave the first
documented democracy in the world in Vaishali in
the time around when Ajatshatru was the ruler.
This is a historical fact. Bihar is the region
to have given birth of two faiths followed in
most parts of the world eg Buddhism and to some
extent Jainisim. Even the tenth Guru of the Sikh
was born in Bihar. Bihar was the Place from
where Gandhijee started his movement fighting
for the rights of the Indigo planters of
Champaran which eventually became the struggle
for an Independent India. Bihar has given great
leaders like Late Rajendra Prasad, Jagjiwan Ram,
Shi S. K. Sinha and Anugrah Narain Singh only to
mention a few. Bihar has given to India the
first Chief Justice and many more Chief Justices
of India. Bihar has given very efficient Civil
servants and Diplomats to this nation.
God had been very kind to Bihar. He gave an
agriculturally rich North Bihar and a wealth of
mineral resources in the South, but
unfortunately Bihar was divided. I feel for the
worse and I am sure time will prove me right.
Having said all this we have to work out and
work out fast why Bihar is in this present state
and what can be done about it. I would love to
hear from fellow Biharis on this subject.
I feel that first of all we in Bihar should
embark on a war-footing to build the basic
infrastructure and the contract and the
workforce should come from Bihar, the contract
should be given to Biharis and all overseas
investors in the corporate sector in Bihar
should have Biharis in upper middle and lower
management departments as well as in the work
force. This will mean Biharis will remain and
prosper in Bihar and be respected when they
visit other parts of India.
This needs the Loknayak's theory of Total
Revolution by which he meant POLITICAL, SOCIAL,
and ECONOMIC revolution.
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Bihar
needs silent revolution of
development in the field of
education, agriculture,
horticulture, health care and R&D.
Building strong Bihar by doing
positive work is the need of hour.
Think about only development, do
only development, help local people
as much we can.
Only one point agenda - DEVELOPMENT.
This is the only way to make India
strong. - Bibhuti Bikramaditya -
Feb. 12, 2008
Mr
Murli Sinha is right in narrating
greatness of Bihar in the past. But
in today's world Biharis cannot get
respect as a group (even though
individually some talented ones get
the honors) unless the state of
Bihar gives a good image into minds
of other people outside the state.
For this the face of the state needs
to be changed. Infrastructure is
most important. However, the
prescription of reserving everything
for Biharis will be retrograde.
Today the number of Biharis going
out of state for jobs, education and
even just for settling down after
retirement I presume should be much
higher than people from other states
coming to Bihar.
Most infrastructure projects take
time, but it is necessary for the
state Govt to quickly grab some low
lying fruits which will yield quick
results.
First requirement is power. If
setting right generating stations
takes time, Govt should take steps
to provide generators quickly to
public places like bus stations,
hospitals, main roads. private
businesses running hotels, petrol
stations, nursing homes - all must
have standby generators. First and
foremost some important roads like
those in major cities like Patna,
Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Bhagalpur and
connecting them to major highways
like the Golden Quadrilateral and
the East-West Corridor should
immediatly be completed.
Bihar is an important tourist
destination for many religions like
Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, apart
from some Hindu spots as well. These
places should present a pleasant
experience to visiting tourist in
terms of clean neighborhoods, good
roads, good hotels and convenient
and orderly transport.
A light and sound effect program on
Bihar's historical glory and also a
video film made on this theme be
circulated for promotion.
I wish state of Bihar does things
which will make those Biharis proud
of their state who live out of the
state, radiating their talents in
all partf of the country and abroad.
It will also do good to those
hard-working sons of the state who
are giving fruits of their labor to
other states and becoming victims of
Raj Thackeray type of people in
Maharashtra, Assam, Delhi etc. -
Mithilesh Kumar - Feb. 12, 2008 |
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