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Why "BIHARI" a slang.

Which state is said to be most under developed state in india. The first answer which must have came in your mind is non other Bihar..  Isn't ?

Well,  since 2005 when nitish kumar became the cheif minister in bihar , The state has seen bit of positive change that is development either in infrastructure, education, low crime rates, agriculture or electricity. However Manufacturing is still a concern in bihar.  According to a report in 2011-12 bihar had the second most highest GDP,  that is 11.03 after gujrat which had 11.05. Somehow bihar has overcomed with the given status of "BIMADU" state.

Now the question is whether this change
will bring any effect to the lives of the people not only those living inside the state, but also those who live outside, popularly known as “Biharis”. As we all know the term “Bihari” is used as slang in some northern parts of India, mostly in Delhi, as a slang to address or demoralize a person, or to make him feel inferior.

It has been a long term mind-set of people that all Biharis are illiterate, corrupt, law breakers; they are the ones who have taken their jobs, their lands, their seats in colleges; they are menial workers or say present day “girmitya majdoor”. They do not know how to behave; they have no culture, no respect for others’ well being.

The biggest question that comes to my mind, very often, is that why is it so that the image of Bihar is painted darker than it actually is? May be the reason behind this is that there is no one to speak on the behalf of the community or no one to listen to what they want to say. Our politicians or the so called ‘servants of the people’ show their concern on various issues like the foreign policy of U.S and China, climate change, intolerance, and other political issues which they make for their own benefits.But how many of us have ever seen them talk about an issue of regionalism that exists in our own land? The problem that is being discussed in the offices of all the ministers today is the problem of Indians being ill treated in the foreign land, but no concern is being shown to the discrimination that is taking place within the country itself. The discrimination that is making these people feel alienated in their own country?

Irrespective of the fact that what a Bihari does, from a rickshaw puller to a technocrat, these people have equal contribution in the development of most of the states. These are amongst the people who helped in making roads, houses, metros, railways etc. so that we could develop.

Biharis are not just limited to menial works, as they are placed at almost every top-notch place from politics to cricket, to the civil services. They are doctors, engineers, managers, writers, artists, businesspersons, journalists and much more.

Nevertheless, irrespective of all these, the image of a “Bihari” remains the same.

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  1. Ajay Nigam2 December 2015 at 05:22

    Nicely expressed bhai.....loved this one....keep blogging

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