Few days ago, I was watching a movie called Yeh mera India or Y.M.I.In that movie there is a scene,where a cop – not a corrupt but a honest and dutiful cop - says that he wished that Bihar never ever existed.There are many other sequences also in this movie and in many other movies too and most importantly there are many real life situations also where Biharis have been looked down upon,embarrassed,humiliated and what not.But when I heard that cop say “Ye bhi hamari hi galti hai ki Bihar India mein hai & saw my friends and colleagues laughing at this comment,I thought its really high time to raise some questions..
I mean why are you people so against Bihar & Biharis.We also are a part of India and so we too deserve the respect that the other people of different states get.Why so much of discrimination.You people keep on saying that we should put an end to caste system but what is this..isn’t this a type of caste system but only put forward in a different way.Tell me what is it that you have against us.You say we take away your jobs.Excuse me,let me tell you one thing..the owner or the head of a company is not such a big fool that he’ll employ anyone.He employs someone just because he feels that this particular person is more talented or more profitable for his company.No..seriously tell me what do you want?Do you want that a doctor or engineer or for that matter anyone – even if he is less talented,less knowledgable - should get the job just because he belongs to the state.If it actually is put into practice,just tell me how do you expect the nation to progress.Come on man,if you really have the talent..compete with the other guy.why are you so afraid?And in case you don’t have it in you then instead of complaining and playing dirty politics,can’t you just work harder.
You say Biharis are corrupt.But let me ask you one thing .Can anyone be more corrupt than a person who cheats his motherland.Do you really think that without any internal support terrorists can enter and plant bombs in Delhi and Mumbai.Can anyone be bigger traitor than these people.Be practical,corruption is present virtually everyehere.One of your favourite topics for teasing Biharis is Lalu Prasad Yadav.Yes he was allegedly involve in Chara ghotala.But first of all,Bihar doesn’t only consist of Lalu like Mumbai doesn’t only consist of SRK and Dawood.Then why do you keep on saying “Ye Lalu ke Bihar se aaya hai”.Can’t you say that this person has come from the birthplace of Lord Buddha and Mahavira.Moreover is this the only ghotala that has ever taken place in our country and is he the only neta whose name has come up in such cases.And what about the tremendous profit the Railways made under his leadership.When you are blaming him for the ghotalas,shoudn’t you praise him for his good work.I don’t remember any politician ever being called by Haward University for guest lectures.
They say – Ignorance Is Bliss.Well in this case,it certainly isn’t.Let me make you aware of some facts.Lets start from history.
If you have ever attended school,you must have heard of Nalanda and Vikramsila University,two of the the most important university of ancient world..they were in Bihar.Jainism and Buddhism,two of the world,s most important religion have their roots in Bihar.Eminent personalities like Dr. Rajendra Prasad,Gautam Buddha,Lord Mahavira,Guru Gobind Singh,Chandragupta Maurya,Sher Shah Suri,Kalidas,Chankya,Jai Prakash Narayan and many many more are products of..ya you guessed it right..Bihar.
Moving over to education, Bihar has produced more no. of IAS officers than Kerela,Karnataka,Tamil Nadu,Andhra Pradesh and Gujrat combined.Does the name Super 30 ring any bells in your mind.It is an institute in Patna which gives free fooding,lodging and tuition to 30 students preparing for IIT every year and last year all 30 out of 30 got entry into IIT.I don’t remember any other institute anywhere in India producing this kind of result and to add on to that more Biharis are doctors than Punjab and Gujrat combined.Now after reading this ,only if you are IQ is in single digits,you’ll say that Biharis are fools.
Many people have complaints that Bihar has a very high crime rate.Can anyone prompt me so that I can remember ..Which city is the hometown of underworld?Which city has the highest reported no. of murders,rape cases,robbery?Which city is so unsafe for females that they are advised to carry chilly spray with them for their self defense?Ah..now I remember ,Delhi,Mumbai and Bangalore account for one out of every three crimes in cities with a million plus population.And Delhi our national capital is our crime capital too having topped the list of no. of reported crimes for five years in a row.
Look I’m not trying to say that this state is good and this state is bad.The point I’m trying to make is that it is always better to find a remedy than pointing out the faults.Nothing and nobody is perfect but we can always try to be perfect and for that we need each others support.Tell me how do you feel now a days you hear in news that Indians are being abused,beaten and even killed in Australia.Thats the same way I feel when I hear about Biharis being ill treated,isolated,abused and even beaten in some places.It really saddens me when I see the faces people and even some highly educated teachers make when I say that I’m from Bihar .Just few days ago,one of my best friends was failed in practicals in a reputed medical college just because she proudly said that she is from Bihar.Isn’t that pathetic?
Bihar is developing and that too at a very fast rate under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.But it’ll reach upto the unprecedented heights only if you lend us your support.
P.S – Today everywhere there is chaos.Murders,robbery,rape,terrorist attacks have become the order of the day.But we can counter all this only if we stay together..help each other,love each other,fight for each other.If we go by the laws of our Creator then he’ll surely helpus to restore peace in this world because every new born child brings the message that God is still not tired of us..We still have a chance..
