RTI was not gifted by any political party or any government in India. In fact, majority of the politicians and political parties silently opposed, disrupted and delayed RTI implementation.

Bihar states situated between 27°-31'-15" N latitude and between 88°-17'-40" E longitude is the third largest state in India. It is located in the eastern part of the country. The Geographical area of Bihar is 9359.57 thousand hectares out of which 6.6% is forest area, 14.2% is land area and net sown area is 57% while cropping intensity is 1.37%.

One of the saddest and most overlooked tales in history is the demise of the Native American population during the late 1400s in North America. It could be argued that if the Native Americans were not already divided amongst themselves, they could have successfully resisted colonial efforts of the Europeans.

During a recent trip to Bihar, I discovered that only fifty km from the capital city of Patna is a city and a district named after Bakhtiar Khilji, the ruthless killer who destroyed Nalanda and other centers of learning, burning over ten thousand scholars alive in the process.

An era in political and social life of Bihar came to an end on December 19th with the passing away of Bihar's revered 'Bachchi Jee' (Kishori Sinha). It marked the end of a spectacular socio-political journey of more than seven glorious decades of a stateswoman who stood tall among her contemporaries.

India is a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic Republic. Fortunately our democracy has been successful during all these years largely because of the fact that the people in general are secular, tolerant and law abiding. As a matter of fact, success of secular democracy, a sacred principle, depends on the wisdom and sagacity of the people. It is unfortunate that sometimes during elections people indulge in divisive activities based on religion, caste and creed.

दीपावली की रात जेल से भागे 8 आतंकवादी जो कि प्रतिबंधित संगठन सिमी से ताल्लुक रखते थे उन्हें मध्यप्रदेश पुलिस  8 घंटे के भीतर मार गिराने के लिए बधाई की पात्र है । बधाई स्थानीय लोगों को भी जिन्होंने पुलिस की मदद कर के देशभक्ति का परिचय देते हुए किसी बड़ी आतंकवादी घटना रोकने में प्रशासन की मदद की। देश में यह एन्काउन्टर अपने आप में शायद ऐसा पहला आप्रेशन है जिसमें पुलिस ने फरार होने के आठ घंटों के अन्दर ही सभी आतंकवादियों को मार गिराया हो ।

Bihar Chief Minister came up with the complete ban of alcohol whether consumed, sold, or stored in April 2016. Also violators would be imprisoned for 5-10 years. This decision enraged many thinkers across the country as a lot many found it to be atrocious and display of muscle power by Nitish Kumar.

Much have been said and written about the state of education in Bihar describing the causes and effects elucidating shambolic state of its education system.

Recently, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Mr T. S. Thakur showed his emotions in public and exhorted and beseeched upon the executive head of the country Mr. Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister, to get filled the vacancy of twenty-two thousand judges as recommended by the Law Commission in 1987.

The controversy over granting Minority Status to Aligarh Muslim University (AMI) is unfortunate and unwarranted. In this connection an article by well known legal luminary of India Shri N. R. Madhava Menon (published on 22nd Feb. 2016 in a National English Daily)) throws much light on the historical and secular reasons for granting special status to the University and explains "Why AMU should be an exception."

Every year at the US Varsities, the Indian student association invites prospective freshman and other students to celebrate Holi and to take part in one of the largest, muddiest colourful balloon fights in the United States.