From the archive record
In the minds of Indians, Bihar is the most impoverished, pathetic, criminal, poverty-stricken state in India. Government officials are said to have sucked funds (think: fodder scam!) out of the system for their personal good, and the common man's lot has been so dreadful that every poor Bihari has wanted to migrate elsewhere in India, in search of work and a better livelihood, even if that meant working for Rs. 50 a day as a construction worker putting in 16 hour days... But as this video shows, the truth and reality are far from common perception, and Bihar is finally on the move. Under the able leadership of one of India's finest political heads - Mr. Nitish Kumar, the state is breaking away from its old mould and creating new infrastructure, a better life and livelihood for its people,