Dear Dr. Sahay, I do not think that Biharis as a group are a failure. It is more to do with circumstances, infrastructural and political climate and the caste system that has existed in Bihar. Given an opportunity in a conducive environment I am sure Biharis can also excel as a group. We don't have to go far for examples. Look at yourself. you have managed to lead an entire group of educated professionals as the President of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists. So this clearly shows that you can work with a group and lead them too. Likewise there are many Biharis who are excelling in group roles. So I do firmly believe that given a chance and an conducive environment Biharis can work together with each other and excel.
All, Changing Bihar is going to be a collective effort of changes in each individual. Hence all of us on this group should pledge today to make our efforts to change Bihar. Let us all today decide that we will try and eliminate the caste system from within us. Let us today decide that next time we speak to someone else we will not ask for his/her caste, we will not judge him/her by his/her caste but we will judge him/her by his/her capabilities. It's not going to be easy for some of us as we are used to this way of life. However if we have to see a prosperous state in Bihar, we will have to do so, for its sake. Thanks Prashant From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of MANORANJAN SAHAY Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 12:00 AM To: biar-netw...@yahoogroups biar-netw...@yahoogroups Subject: RE: [Bihar's - Change in Destiny and Progress] Elections, Politicians and Education Dear SSS, I appreciate your concern specially as evident from your sentence: " Now, why Bihar is still a backward province in India is beyond my comprehension." Well, what I had been observing the present and the past through books make me to say that a Biharee as an individual is excellent but as a group is a failure. Dr. Manoranjan Sahay, Registration No. RCI/A 04076 Ex-President Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists, 95, Doctors' Apartments, 04 Vasundhara Enclave, New Delhi -110096. Phones, 91-11- 22632807, 22621789, 09811545141 _____ To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:04:56 +0000 Subject: RE: [Bihar's - Change in Destiny and Progress] Elections, Politicians and Education Dear Friends from Bihar: I am a bihari by birth, though I have not lived there since 1948. Still, my thoughts and good wishes remain with my "Janam Bhoomi". I subscribe to Bihar Network and enjoy the discussions among the well wishers of Bihar. Having lived in Karachi between 1948 and 1968 (I now live in USA) I can vouch we Biharis are regarded as highly intelligent and very educated society among the Pakistanis. Now, why Bihar is still a backward province in India is beyond my comprehension. It is really the fault of the provincial government who should create more industries such as IT or large assembly plants to encourage the poor and uneducated to be exposed to new technologies exploding around us. Wassalam. Syed Saulat Shere Corona, Calif. USA _____ To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2009 01:11:32 +0100 Subject: Re: [Bihar's - Change in Destiny and Progress] Elections, Politicians and Education Friend, Our Bihar is socially shattered in million pieces by region, religion, caste, district, language, dialects, income, poverty and hundreds of other causes. So, it is just unreal to think for any surreal change in even in next 10 years. With the development these social dynamics factors will grow further making more naxilites who will make a larger cut in the democratic framework of state than aiding them. Its something which no government or electorate can solve, for it to be solved the voice has to come from within, which unfortunately I have never seen in my life. The pandi-jis who are proud to be upper caste and oppresor of the lower section were clubbed with the very same doms and other maha dalits whom they hate and beaten by MNS. When we are outside the state we are all close friends regardless of the caste and creed. So,why cant we remain like that in our own homes? Unless this is resolved no amount of development can make Bihar developed!! The development can only prolong the problems but cannot solve them, it has to be solved from within!! Otherwise, be prepared for the wolverine Politicians to exploit the same deficiencies to their advantages! On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 1:33 PM, Prashant <[email protected]> wrote: On a another note, I don't see the government taking any specific new steps for infrastructure or any other type of growth, because of the poll code of conduct coming into effect . So for the next two months, it would be a fruitful exercise to highlight some of the possible political dimensions and impacts that can have an effect on the future of Bihar. Hence I will be posting some relevant views where ever possible relating to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. However everyone should take my views with a pinch of salt because like every other human being my views might be biased because of the perceptions I develop based on the events that are unfolding in Bihar. This article in Hindustan Times caught my eye "Peep <http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=3f15a77c-4183-43a 5-bddc-47da15eda430> into qualifications of representatives from Bihar" As per this article, Bihar was represented in the 14th Lok Sabha by some highly educated representatives especially when you consider the state of literacy in Bihar. Out of the 40 representatives in the Lok Sabha from Bihar, there were 34 who were at least graduates. Out of these thirty four, there were nineteen representatives who were either a postgraduate or had a technical degree like Engineering or MBBS or had a Ph D. Even out of the BAs/MAs , 9 had LLB degrees too. So if I consider the total number of representatives in Bihar who had more than a graduation, then the number would sure be greater than 20 or more than 50%. Thus 50% of the members in the parliament from Bihar were highly educated in the 14th Lok Sabha. Many of them had been part of the 13th Lok Sabha too. There were only 3 representatives who were non-matric. I therefore have a question... With so many educated representatives from Bihar, why is it that many of them have not done enough for Bihar's development. Why did these people, some of whom have been a MP for atleast 2 terms not think about the state? We thought education brought changes but does the Bihari politician prove this wrong? Or is it us, the people of Bihar who have given these politicians the free hand for not doing anything for Bihar? In my view, it is time for the people of Bihar to reject any politician who has not added to the development of Bihar, irrespective of whether she/he is highly educated or less educated or not educated ... Reject all politicians who have not supported the growth of Bihar. Let the political community know that the people of Bihar will not accept any non-performers in Bihar. I know it is not going to be easy and nor will it happen just because a handful of us think this way. But then the handful of us can be instrumental in getting across this message to a lot more people in Bihar. Are we willing to do so for Bihar? The break up of the education of Bihar MPs are as follows Non-matric: 3 Matriculate: 3 Intermediate: 3 BA: 12 MA: 13 Engineering: 2 MBBS: 1 Ph.D. 3 I would definitely love to find out what each one of the MPs has done for Bihar. If you do have any thoughts or ideas about the work done, specially if you have some links to relevant articles, please do post it, I would like to read about them. And I guess many others would want to do so too. -- _____ _____ Windows Live Messenger. Multitasking at its finest. <http://www.microsoft.com/india/windows/windowslive/messenger.aspx>
