What Bihar thinks today

Kanshi Ram was a genius and a political visionary, his ideas gave India an OBC Prime Minister. But Bihar-style caste census will be a very sad offering to the rest of the country

Narendra Modi’s challengers, whether divided, united, fortified, or turbocharged, cannot dream of defeating him next year unless they have that one big idea.

If the INDIA alliance thinks a nationwide Bihar-style caste census is the next big idea, I'd give it a reality check: What Bihar thinks today, Bihar used to think the day before yesterday.

The Bihar social justice movement had succeeded in placing political power at the feet of the subaltern classes by 1990. It hasn’t progressed since then, and never even endeavoured to take the next steps towards larger economic empowerment, widening opportunities, and improving the lives