Bihari Diaspora
Mission Statement:
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MSF is an emergency humanitarian organisation which works in areas of natural and man-made disasters. Currently this organisation has been working in Kashmir, Manipur, Chhatisgarh, and some other parts.
It would be one organisation which can be of immense help to people in the flood affected areas. But, as they are not working here, we request all to send as many e-mails as possible requesting their help.
Those in Delhi may visit their office to request them for the same.
http://www.msfindia.in
Address :
C-106 Defence colony
New Delhi - 110024 (India)
Tel. :
+91-11-2433 2419 / 7225
+91-11-4155 2413
Fax : +91-11-24336834
E-mail :
1.msfh-india@field.amsterdam.msf.org
2.msfh-india-hrm@field.amsterdam.msf.org
3.access-delhi@field.amsterdam.msf.org
4.msfh-india-ict@field.amsterdam.msf.org
Regards
Bihar Flood Relief – Your Contribution will save life
Live update : http://biharfloodrelief2008.blogspot.com/
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pXyIWf3KwJZ7U5FSOmhwgfw&hl=e
Bihar is facing its worst ever disaster in recent times and the koshi floods (river of sorrow) has ravaged the lives of millions (almost 50 lakh people) in the state. It’s impossible to even estimate the magnitude of the damage caused, lives that has been lost in the last few days as millions are stranded in marooned areas where no relief effort has reached.Folks who have been carrying out rescue operations in the state have been in touch and the situation on ground is really heart wrenching. We are trying to supply some relief material and work with the agencies and NGO’s to provide support.
What is our focus?
Our focus is on providing clean water, Life Jacket and Plastic sheet for temporary shelter. Availability of clean drinking water is necessary to prevent any epidemic breakdown. Your donations are required for buying medicines & Plastic. You can also help us in purchasing these medicines by providing contacts.These medicines will be delivered to Chandan Singh who is part of our team and based out of Patna. Chandan will take care of its further distribution. Distribution will be through some of the good NGOs working in the relief operations.People behind this initiativeThis initiative is driven by people from multiple bihar based groups. We have executed similar projects in past through these yahoo groups. Some of the projects that we have executed in past can be found at http://www.bihari.org/ , http://1bihar.blogspot.com/ & http://coolbihari.blogspot.com/
How these medicines will be distributed?
Last year also the group had worked for the flood relief operation and drive details are available on http://biharfloodrelief.blogspot.com/ .This year’s efforts are updated on http://biharfloodrelief2008.blogspot.com/
Transparency
Your donations will be acknowledged and account statements will be published regularly, you can track the development by this blog. Donations collected and purchases done will be displayed & it will be updated regularly.
How to transfer donation?
Online –Transfer your donations to ICICI bank
Name: Ashok Kumar Sharma,A/C Number: 005301022273,
Branch: Jayanagar/Bangalore
Please mention flood relief and your name in remarks section while transferring funds Also mention your name in the comments (will help us track).
After transfer send an email with the transfer details to ashok.1857@gmail.com
We will send you a confirmation for the same.Please pass this post to your friends and relative who may be interested in supporting this relief operation.Bihar
Chief Minister Relief Fund
Write a cheque toA/C Name: “Chief Minister Relief Fund, Bihar”
A/C No: 10839124928
Bank: State Bank of India, Secretariat Branch, Patna.
Put your Phone number, name and address on the back of the cheque.Deposit the cheque to the nearest State Bank of India cheque drop box
Disaster relief State Control Room Number:: 91-612-2217305/2215027/6452572Sister
NGO Prayaas
Institutional Donor and as well as individual can donate via our Sister NGO PRAYAAS
http://www.prayaas.org/
PRAYAAS Contact No: 91-80-28441463
Please mention flood relief and your name in remarks section while transferring fund. Mention your name in the comments (will help us track)Send an email with details to: Amitesh.Bharti@in.bosch.com make a CC to: ashok.1857@gmail.com
Account in on the name of: M/S Prayaas
Current Account No. : 10447347087
Bank Address : State Bank of India, Indiranagar, Bangalore
Bank Code : 3301
Routing Number (Swift No.) : SBI NIN BB 147A
MICR number : 560002021
Prayaas Official Address:
Mr. Amitesh Bharti,
Prayaas(r),
C1-201, GreenWood Regency,
Doddakannahalli village,
CarmelaramPO, Adj. Wipro,
Sarjapur Road,Bangalore – 560035, India.
If you want to send a cheque/DD:
Please send the crossed A/c Payee cheque in favour of,"SBI, A/c Prayaas, Current A/c No. 10447347087"
Donar seeking Tax exemption under section 80G, please donate via PRAYAAS The certificate & the receipt of your contribution will be dispatched by Prayaas. To get the certificate & the receipt of your contribution, Please email your name and address along with detail of your contribution to Amitesh at Amitesh.Bharti@in.bosch.commake a CC to: ashok.1857@gmail.com
BALANCE SHEET
Scientific Foresight 2008, 20th to 22nd December 2008 Patna
We are in a process of consolidating our strength and composing teams to organize the Scientific Foresight 2008, which will tentatively take place on 20th, 21st and 22nd of December 2008. We are again poised at this moment to take this movement to the next level and look forward for a support and active participation.
To make this happen again we, all our NRB forums need to join hands again and form an action team to take it forward effectively. We invite each of you to join the team.
In the very first stage of our preparation, we would to like to start a campaign for participation in SF 2008 on all NRB forums.
We certainly need our younger generation to get more interactions with professionals in Industry. So an important activity of this campaign is to promote and encourage NRB professionals from all walks of life to plan their visits to Patna in 3rd and 4th week of December 2008.
The students and academic community at ground have started activities and looking forward to participate.
Tribute to Bihar : Ajit Chouhan
Glory of Bihar from Pranav Motion Pictures
Company: Pranav Motion Pictures
BRING BACK BIHAR - THE FILM IN YOUR CITY
Hi all,
I am thankful to all of you who made it possible to make this film. Its our film, Produced by the people of Bihar. I would like to share a few things with you all. There were times when I became extremely frustrated seeing the events going around me and more so, as I couldn't do anything. I was hit badly, during the violence led by Raj Thackeray, I was hit even worse when in 2003 many students from Bihar and UP were beaten up in several parts of Maharashtra for taking railway entrance exams. I didn't get a single scratch on my body during the violence against us in Guwahati, Punjab, Maharashtra, Andhra or Karnataka but, the Bihari in was thrashed, bruised, shattered, raped and continuously ignored and slandered umpteen no. of times. At most I could do was to think. I got the idea of making this film in February itself but things were not favorable for me and they still are not. Even though I work in the film industry, going off the mainstream Hindi cinema was not good for my career but, on the other hand, I was needed by my people and my land. So, I left my regular hindi film projects.Making a film of 105 minutes was not at all an easy task. This whole process has uncovered a new side of me as a human and as a Bihari.I wonder why for so long and even now, we the people of Bihar have ignored our own land. Why are we not proud of being a Bihari? Why do we feel ashamed of calling ourselves a Bihari? Why cant we mention our sattu litti or tilkut khazaa in front of chicken mughlai or dhokla or for that matter vada pav. Many people asked me not to get into this because they think I am too young for it (I am nearing 27). But I guess to do some thing good, there is no age prescribed by God. I heard Amitabh Bachhan talking about Global warming. He said, "If not here then where, If not now then when, If not you then who."I am doing a little about Global warming, though it is a major issue. I understood Amitabh Bacchan's quote in Bihar's perspective. Its Bihar where we would like to come at the end of the day, Its now when we can think about Bihar and do some thing about its plight and its we, each and every individual of Bihar, who will make the difference.There is no magic wand that we have seen in last 60 years. Nothing will happen just like that, and we will still be termed as the most backward, illiterate, uncouth, casteist people, and the "Bihari" tag will continue to be used as the most celebrated epithet, synonymous with all the bad things you can think of. Its easy to earn 40k-80k outside Bihar with some MBA or B.Tech Degree at your disposal. But, it will take a lot of courage, vision and integrity to think about your land which is dieing. We have great guys right here on this small group. Many of you are leaders in your own domain - engineers, lawyers, doctors, business guys, media guys, film people - then what is it that we dont have? What we dont have, is courage and, to some extent willingness. Face it. We may even fail, but at least we would have shown the courage and honesty of giving some part of our lives to Bihar. May be, one guy will make good and 9 others will fail, if 10 guys aretrying but, what if we have 1000 guys trying to make their mark in different areas? We will have at-least 50 who will make it through. Its the rise of Bihari sub-nationality minus jingoism. We can redefine sub-nationalism in a more GLOCAL (GLOBAL + LOCAL) way and that would be Bihari sub-nationality. So, its upto you all. You can be happily settled in all non-Bihar locations, your children will grow to become good engineers, lawyers, doctors, designers, etc. but they may never like to be called a BIHARI, or they may never even know that they are Biharis. So, this could be another generation which will kill the "Bihari" in them. We can already see many Biharis who have strangulated the Bihari in them or striving to do so.I drew immense inspiration from people like TV Sinha, Naveen Sharma, Tathagat Tulsi, Neetu Chandra, Rituraj Ranjan Singh, Ajit Kumar, Chandan, Dinesh Mishra, students of JNU, Mohan Guruswamy, villagers of Sitamarhi, Champaran, Nalanda, and worth mentioning the great Dasrath Manjhi, who is not with us anymore, and many many others. All these guys, accept Dasrath Manjhi, are no great heroes or world leaders but, what they are is the need of the hour - they are true Biharis. Mohan Guruswamy is not a Bihari.The film is ready, finally. Now I am going to Patna in a few days time to arrange screening there. Subsequently, I will be screening it at various locations in Bihar. I am sure more and more people will come forward with their ideas and work for Bihar and in Bihar. This is a very small effort from My side, I am now working more toward upliftment of Bihar through My films.
Kind regards,
Nitin.
098191091860
www.champarantlakies.com
IIM Topper turns vegetable vendor : Courtesy NDTV
A topper from one of India's finest B-school has turned into a vegetable vendor, but of course there is more here than that meets the eye. After being at the top of his management class at IIM - Ahmedabad, Kaushlendra should have been sitting in an air conditioned cabin pulling a hefty salary at a multi-national company. Instead, he stands in the sweltering heat of Patna - selling vegetables. Kaushlendra reacts to his profession says, "Every one seems to be migrating from here, I wanted to do something for my people." It may seem like a unconventional career move but an innovative one that helps bring the business back from the fresh produce retail giants -- back to the single vendor, something that even the consumer appreciates. a localite appreciating the work of Kaushalendra says, "The stuff is fresh and service is good and prices are reasonable." Armed with his air-conditioned pushcart with fresh veggies and digital weigh machine, the 27-year-old might make more of a difference than one would have though as 250 farmers have already tied up with him goes to show it takes only one to turns things around.
BRING BACK BIHAR - FINAL TRAILER
BRING BACK BIHAR - MOMENT OF AWAKENING, THE FILM IS READY TO BE RELEASED THIS MONTH. THIS FILM WILL SHAKE YOU UP.THE FILM DEALS WITH VIOLENCE RELATED TO MIGRATION OF LABOURS FROM UP AND BIHAR TO PROBLEMS AND PROMISES OF BIHAR.IT IS A POSITIVE FILM AND WILL SHOW THE REAL VIBRANT BIHAR WITH ITS GOLDEN PAST. IT WILL MAKE YOU THINK ATLEAST ONCE FOR YOUR BIHAR.
Cairn to begin exploration in Bihar after monsoon
The Houstan-based Weatherford International develops and supplies mechanical solutions, technology applications and services for all phases of oil and gas development. It operates in over 100 countries.
Cairn officials said the company has collected seismic data including information from an airborne geomagnetic survey of the block and two-dimensional seismic data over the past two years.
About 4.5 hectares of land has been provided in Darbhanga district for exploration.
Over 2,000 rock and soil samples are currently being analysed.
The administration has served notices to those whose land has been temporarily acquired, and the compensation payment process is underway.
The drill site construction will include the building of about 800 metres of approach road, a camp site and the well site.
The onshore block in northern Bihar was awarded under a production-sharing contract (PSC) by the centre in 2004. The block is in the Ganga Basin, one of the largest sedimentary basins in India but under-explored; to date, no commercial quantities of hydrocarbons have been discovered.
As per the PSC, Cairn India has a seven-year exploration period comprising three phases, which commenced from the issue of the Petroleum Exploration Licence in June 2005.
As operator of the PSC, Cairn India holds a 50 percent interest in this block, with its joint venture partner Cairn Energy PLC holding the remaining 50 percent interest through its subsidiary Capricorn Energy Ltd.
Making of Bring Back Bihar Documentary
The much awaited Bring Back Bihar is ready to be released in the next few weeks.Nitin and his team has done a commendable job of taking the initiative , completing the shoot and final editing of this movie in record time.He and his team has braved the odds ,went into sensitive and tension gripped areas of Maharashtra and other states to capture the truth on camera for the first time.I am sure this will be a path breaking and eye opening movie for most of us who empathise with the cause of this great united nation.
Nitin has done his job,now its up to us to support this project in whatever way we can.Would like to appeal all of you to come forward and contribute in at least one of the ways.
* Financial Contribution:We are still running in deficit and need contribution for the documentary to be given some final touch.All contributors will be ackowledged in the documentary title. Please come forward and contribute.Bank account details are given below and the attached sheet has the complete expense details.
NITIN CHANDRA
026301502421
ICICI BANK
LOKHANDWALA
MUMBAI
* Viral Marketing:Please spread words about the documentary,use online tools like orkut ,facebook and other means to pass the yourtube preview link to all your friends and well wishers.Every individual counts here,we want to reach out to every one who may be interested in supporting our cause.
We will keep you posted once the final movie is released after getting the necessary approvals and its ready to be distributed legally.
The preview of the documentary is available on youtube.
Thanks,
Ajit Chouhan
Scientific Foresight, 22nd-24th Dec 2007 Patna.
Website: http://www.scientificforesight.org/
Started in 2005, Scientific Foresight is an effort to trigger the
development of scientific temperament among youth, and ignite their
scientific mind to bring about social, economic, and intellectual
development through applications of science and technology.
The event aims at:
Bringing business and scientific community on a single
platform for exchange of ideas, knowledge, experience, and trends.
Providing a learning platform for students to showcase
their talent as well as develop the right scientific temperament
through interaction with larger scientific community.
Providing a platform for scientific institutions to
interact with their counterparts from various parts of India as well
as representatives from some foreign universities as well for sharing
ideas and best practices for improving the quality of education and
research.
Enclosed is a brief description of the event, its history, people
behind the endeavor, and some of the esteemed members of the
scientific community expected to participate in this year's event.
This meet can be a great place for a company to meet potential
recruits, network with others in industry, hear the students who might
be creating the next Google and much more. The way the event will be
organized itself will be the best way to "judge" the transformation of
a society from dark ages to bleeding edge of innovation.
We will be eager to hear from you for any response/ clarification !
Sincerely,
Ramraj Pandey,
Convener, Scientific Foresight 2007,
pramraj@gmail.com
Atul Kumar,
Media & PR, Scientific Foresight 2007,
atul@iim-alumni.org
Regional contact
Ram N kumar
Typical Elite Delhi Kid's view of Bihar
In the article, the kid wishes to exhibit his sense of humour. And what does he do? He repudiates Bihar as nobody's business. It should come to nobody as a surprise if it is fouund that he has probably never set his foot in Bihar. He must have met a few labourers from Bihar, for Delhi cant move without the contribution of the hard working Bihari. He would probably have met a few Biharis who are toppers at DU / JNU / IIT or wherever this kid has studied from. But then in the society of these elites, Bihar has to perform a function, namely, to satisfy their sense of superiority by perpetually being worse than his society, and believe me, a place can only be worse than hell if it has to be worse than their society.
So those toppers or for that matter any other Bihari who exhibits any agreeable trait does not register as a Bihari. Abominably, these chaps do not even hesistate to say on the face of a Bihari that he does not seem to be a Bihari if they wish to honour him. And they mean it as a compliment, not sarcasm!!!
What does one say of this culture? What is the future going to hold for a Bihari kid in days to come if such arrogance is tolerated anymore?
Indeed there is an all round lowering of standards, specially in Delhi of today. But Biharis have to survive, actually not just survive but flourish and thrive. So whatever be the depth to which the standard sinks, one will have to look after one's own interest in this big bad world.
Has the time come for we Biharis to develop our own militant sub nationalism which gives these chaps back as hard as it gets?
The economic strangulation of Bihar
The economic strangulation of Bihar
Mohan Guruswamy
Abhishek Kaul
| Simple economic logic tells us that a region falling way behind needs greater investment in its development. But Bihar is being systematically denied even its rightful due from the Centre, let alone the additional assistance its economic and social condition deserves. If the present state of affairs continues, it will only imperil India, for the country cannot really progress without Bihar's advancement, say Mohan Guruswamy and Abhishek Kaul. |
But Bihar has its bright spots. Its infant mortality rate is 62 per 1,000, which is below the national average of 66 per 1,000. But what is interesting is that this is better than not just UP (83) and Orissa (91), but better even than States such as AP and Haryana (both 66).
Even in terms of life expectancy, the average Bihari male lives a year longer (63.6 yrs.) than the average Indian male (62.4 yrs) and the State's performance in increasing life spans has been better than most in the past three years.
Bihar has 7.04 million hectares under agriculture and its yield of 1,679 kg per hectare, while less than the national average of 1,739 kg per hectare, is better than that of six other States, including some big agricultural States like Karnataka and Maharashtra. Despite this, in socio-economic terms at least, Bihar is clearly in terrible shape.
Bihar is not only the worst off of all Indian States, but the gap between it and the rest is also widening. But there is another reality as well. It is that India cannot progress without Bihar's advancement. It is much too big to be left behind.
Even after Jharkhand was taken out of it, Bihar still has a population of about 85 million. But more relevant than that, for policy purposes, is that Bihar has India's largest concentration in the below 25 years age cohort, with 58 per cent in this category. It will retain this position till well into this century, which means that as India ages, Bihar will remain young! And what the young need most is health, education and jobs. Or else.
Thus, the development of Bihar is integral to India's development. India cannot go forward leaving Bihar behind. This is not the time to apportion blame for Bihar's plight. But that it is in this condition is a severe indictment of our national leadership that has so blatantly and wilfully ignored the Bihar economic problem.
The successive State Governments too are equally culpable. Who is more responsible for this is a chicken-or-egg question? It does not matter now. But one thing is clear. Bihar has few willing to speak up for it. The numbers are proof of its systematic and deliberate neglect.
As opposed to an All-India per capita developmental expenditure (from 2000 to 2002) of Rs 6748.50, Bihar's is less than half at Rs 3,206.00.
While development expenditure depends on a bunch of factors, including a State's contribution to the national exchequer, no logic can explain away the per capita Tenth Plan size which, at Rs 2533.80, is less than a third of that of States such as Gujarat (Rs 9,289.10), Karnataka (Rs 8,260.00) and Punjab (Rs 7,681.20).
Simple and sound economic logic tells us that when a region is falling way behind, it calls for a greater degree of investment in its progress and development. It is analogous to giving a weak or sick child in the family better nutrition and greater attention. Only in the animal kingdom do we see the survival of the fittest, with the weak and infirm neglected, deprived and even killed.
But Bihar is being systematically denied, let alone the additional assistance its economic and social condition deserves, but also what is its rightful due. From the pitiful per capita investment in Bihar, it is obvious that the Central Government has been systematically starving Bihar of funds.
One can understand that the share in Central taxation is determined by the formula of the Finance Commission that takes into account the contribution of an individual State to the exchequer. But one is hard put to understand why this inequality, and such a glaring inequality, should extend to grants, special assistance and even to Plan allocations.
That politics has a lot to do with neglect is seen from the fact that while AP received Rs 3,507.60 crore (1998 to 2000) as "additional Central assistance for externally-aided projects in State Plans," Bihar received just Rs 306.90 crore.
Even in terms of grants from the Central Government (2000 to 2002), Bihar fares poorly. It received Rs 4,047.30 crore while AP topped the list with Rs 9,790.00 crore. Bihar has also been neglected as far as net loans from the Centre are concerned. It received just Rs 2,849.60 as against Rs 6,902.20 received by AP from 2000-02.
It is only in terms of per capita share of central taxes do we see Bihar getting its due. This gross neglect by the Central government is reflected in the low per capita Central assistance (additional assistance, grants and net loans from the Centre) received by Bihar in 2001. While AP received Rs 625.60 per capita, Bihar got a paltry Rs 276.70.
The results of the economic strangulation of Bihar can be seen in the abysmally low investments possible in the State government's four major development thrusts. Bihar's per capita spending on roads is Rs 44.60, just 38 per cent of the national average of Rs 117.80.
Similarly, for irrigation and flood control, Bihar spends just Rs 104.40 on a per capita basis as opposed to the national average of Rs 199.20. Despite this, Bihar manages a few sunshine pictures. Its per capita spending on education, at Rs 484.10, is as good as the best. AP spends Rs 493.90 and the national average is Rs 586.8.
But in terms of per capita expenditure on medical and public health, Bihar falls well behind with Rs 86.20, against the national average of Rs 157.20.
Despite this its infant mortality rate (62 per 1,000) is better than the national average (66 per 1,000). Not only is this better than the other Bimaru States but it is also better than Andhra Pradesh, which stands at 66 per 1,000.
The World Bank's country study of India's poverty actually shows (See "India: Reducing Poverty, Accelerating Development," Table 8.5 on page 115) that the change in Bihar's social infrastructure has been the highest in India, while economic deterioration has been among the lowest.
Now, the question of how much did Bihar "forego"? If Bihar got just the All-India per capita average, it would have got Rs 48,216.66 crore for the Tenth Five Year Plan instead of the Rs 21,000.00 crore it has been allocated. It would have got Rs 44,830 crore as credit from banks instead of the Rs 5,635.76 crore it actually got, if it were to get the benefit of the prevalent national credit/deposit ratio.
Similarly, Bihar received a pittance from the financial institutions, a mere Rs 551.60 per capita, as opposed to the national average of Rs 4,828.80 per capita. This could presumably be explained away by the fact that Bihar now witnesses hardly any industrial activity. But no excuses can be made for the low investment by NABARD.
On a cumulative per capita basis (2000 to 2002) Bihar received just Rs 119.00 from NABARD as against Rs 164.80 by AP and Rs 306.30 by Punjab. It can be nobody's argument that there is no farming in Bihar.
If the financial institutions were to invest in Bihar at the national per capita average, the State would have got Rs 40, 020.51 crore as investment instead of just Rs 4,571.59 crore that it actually received.
Even if with the wave of some magic wand the inequities of the past are wiped away, it is doubtful that Bihar can absorb such huge sums in the near future. For a start it just doesn't have the administrative wherewithal to use the money productively. But the present state of affairs cannot continue. If they do, it only imperils India, for already we can see a gathering storm of red terror over a wide arc from Nepal to Chattisgarh, with Bihar in the middle of it.
Quite clearly Bihar is not only being denied its due share, but there is a flight of capital from Bihar, India's poorest and most backward State. This is a cruel paradox indeed. The cycle then becomes vicious. This capital finances economic activity in other regions, leading to a higher cycle of taxation and consequent injection of greater Central government assistance there. If one used harsher language one can even say that Bihar is being systematically looted, just as the British looted India. Criticism of Bihar's political elite and its polity that has become a standard feature of our national discourse has only served as a smokescreen to deny the State its rightful due.
(The authors are with the Centre for Policy Alternatives, New Delhi, an independent think-tank. For a full report on this subject email: cpasind@yahoo.co.in)
Dasrath Manjhi – A symbol of Bihari resilience
His eyes were moist with delight as he stood there watching the road through the pass without batting his eyelid. Today his resolve had borne fruit. His resolve could only be compared with that of the legendary Bhagirath who chiselled the mighty Himalayas to bring the holy
Then the stream of tears came to an abrupt halt. The weight of sorrow on his heart lifted slowly and he started to smile to himself. So what if his wife was not there to savour this moment. His village folks would now traverse 80 km less to reach the town through his path. It was true that he had taken up this Herculean task by seeing the shadow of helplessness on his dear wife’s face, but then wasn’t he already feeling impatient at the sufferings of his people? The path had to be made and he had made it.
He jolted himself to return to the real world from his dream world and started to walk to the point where he had started his chiselling. His joy knew no bounds as he traversed through the rocky path that he had created alone. This great soul was Dasrath Manjhi, a resident of the 25 house hamlet of Gehlaur in the
One day a thirsty Manjhi was impatiently waiting for his wife to fetch him water from the other side of the mountain. The unforgiving summer sun of
Wife could barely control herself as she replied with sorrow written all over her face that she could not fetch water for him as she slipped and fell down. In the process, the earthen pot broke and she had to return empty handed. She could neither fetch water for him in his thirst, nor could she save the pot itself. He saw the grief and helplessness on his wife’s face. Guilt ridden helplessness was streaming out in the form of tears from her eyes. This image got etched on his mental screen.
Dashrath Manjhi started to contemplate: My god this hill is standing like a mountain in the path of my people for generations. This is coming in the way between our thirst and water. It has to be removed. He kept thinking for days on end. His manliness got aroused and one day he decided to cut it out of the way. He took a vow that he would not sit idle till he had cut a path through the mountain. He took the chisel and the hammer in his hand and started his expedition. And thus started the resolve to capture the mountain – the
Some would ridicule him. Some would look with utter amazement at his gargantuan effort to chisel the mountain away. But he was not concerned by either praise or ridicule. He just kept at his work chiselling the mountain alone. He even shifted his hut near the mountain so that he need not waste his time in moving back and forth.
After twenty two long years of unbroken effort, he had managed to dig a pathway – fifteen to twenty feet broad and an amazing three hundred and sixty feet long. And this path would reduce the distance with the nearest town by 80 kilometres. The villagers would not have to go around the mountain to reach Wazirgunj again.
This is not the only instance of the steely resolve of Dasrath Manjhi. He once decided that he had to go to
This man of single minded determination wished to have a hospital opened at his village on a five acre plot. When he met the Chief Minister of the state Mr Nitish Kumar, Nitish felt so overwhelmed that he got up from his chair and asked Dasrath Manjhi to sit there.
As the old saying goes, a man is known by his deed. Indeed the illiterate Dalit from Gilhaur has shown his sublime character by his steely resolve and his determination to bring development to his impoverished people. The district administration honoured him with a special award.
Post script: The last few days of Dasrath Manjhi was spent fighting cancer. He passed away on August 18 at the age of 80 years. He was given a state burial by the Government of Bihar.
By: TVS.
Courtesy : Uday Narayan Choudary
Stop the bias
I have started this petition drive to ensure that we raise our voice against this act of cowardice. I'll request you all to send this link to all your friends and relatives and request them to sign this petition, let's try and ensure that each Bihari put his protest against this heinous act.
Need your support
Bihar is facing one of the devastating flood in recent times. Please check the following link to know more about flood relief activities/updates. We need your support. Please come forward and help our fellow brothers and sisters.
Visit: http://biharfloodrelief.blogspot.com/
Please come forward
Regards,
Moderation Team Bihari Group
बिहारी ग्रुप मे आपका स्वागत है
बिहारी याहू ग्रुप मे आपका स्वागत है, यह ग्रुप बिहार से बहार रहने बाले लोगो का ग्रुप है , ये लोग कभी एकदूसरे से नही मिले है लेकिन एश इन्टरनेट प्लेटफार्म पर साथ मिल कर विचारो आदान प्रदान करते है यह एक इन्टरनेट परिवार है यह्हा आप अपने बिहार के लोगो के सम्पर्क मे रह सकते है
