A Stereotype called Bihar
During my childhood and teenage years, I grew under the impression of an under-confident, abused and mocked Bihar. Such a perception of birthplace would disappoint and demotivate any person. The same has happened with an entire generation in Bihar. We had been repeatedly told that we were always an innately poor, crime-ridden, uneducated, ill-cultured and a backward class society. Were we indeed a butt of jokes and mockery ? Did Bihar and Biharis fail or it was rather the failure of a political leadership and administration ? And if it was the latter, then how did the stereotype apply to all of us ? Let's try to find that out ! Before I proceed, a small note to the readers - the article is not about boasting of my Bihari identity or trying to portray a superficial superiority but it is to address the stereotype of being backward culturally an entire generation in Bihar had to go through. Bihar was one of the oldest civilizations across the globe because of its fertile land. And in