“Let’s go out for dinner today,” said my mother. “It’s almost 9:30, it won’t be safe,” replied my dad. That was Bihar, 10 years back. With Lalu Prasad Yadav as the leader of Bihar, people were afraid to go out late at night, doctors didn’t want to set up their clinics, buying property was considered a huge mistake, and corruption had replaced blood in the veins of … [Read more...]
Game Of Thrones Comes To Bihar This October. Want To Know The Lead Characters And Their Chances?
The much awaited Bihar Assembly elections has now reached a new height with the high bolted pre-election drama going on. Political party’s alliances, breaking up and fighting over the distribution of seats, blame games, sarcasm in tones. You cannot deny that it is just like a massala Bollywood movie with a thrill. This tussle for governing Bihar has now led to formation of a … [Read more...]
The Credibility Of Opinion Polls Before Bihar Elections – Can The News Channels Be Trusted?
The Election Commission of India has declared the election dates for Bihar. With this announcement, speculations about who would win or who would lose will be rife. Every tea-stall, canteen, office and home of Bihar as well as India will be echoing with the same tune of elections, Modi-Magic, Sushasan, Grand Alliance, etc. While all the politicians would be vying to prove that … [Read more...]
The Reaction On PM’s DNA Comment Is Plain Stupid. Do You Know What A Bihari DNA Is Like?
Most of you must be aware of the recent furor that has been created because of our PM’s remark on DNA, to quote- “something wrong in the political DNA” of the incumbent CM of Bihar, Mr. Nitish Kumar. The reaction has been a mix of hilarious and aggressive, considering that remark an insult to the DNA of all Biharis. With TOI giving an article on ‘JD (U) sends PMO 1L DNA … [Read more...]
I Speak ‘Bhojpuri’ And That Does Not Make Me ‘Down-Market’. Read This Before You Judge Me Next Time!
“Munni badnaam hui darling tere liye, le jhandu baam hui darling tere liye” I am sure you would have heard the song, a peppy number from the Bollywood movie Dabbang and some of us would have even danced to it on several occasions. But how many of you have judged it for being sung in Hindi? Anyone? None? What if I tell you that this song is a rendition of a song originally … [Read more...]