By Girish Nikam
Five years ago around this time when the elections to the 14th Lok Sabha was
underway, and then ruling NDA was riding the “India Shining” bandwagon, Congress
which had been out of power for the previous eight years, was at its lowest
morale. Even its drum beaters in their war room at South Avenue were refraining
from [...]

For a long time in Bihar, the Muslims who constitute 16.5 percent of the 9 crore population, have been lulled into smugness by the relatively peaceful communal atmosphere in the State. This has been largely due to the unabashed pro-Muslim policy adopted by RJD Chief Lalu Yadav in all these almost 20 years that he [...]

There has always been a joke about bumping into Malayalis in any part of the world, why even in Moon and Mars. That credit (or is it discredit?) should now legitimately go to the Biharis, or atleast they should share it with the Malayalis. Why they have now become such a ubiquitous presence across the [...]

It’s indeed been a voyage of discovery, every time one travels in the hinterlands of Bihar, and the education continues. Much has been talked about criminals in politics and their nexus with politicians. One has to wander around Maharajganj and Siwan to understand this nexus. These are two places where criminals with records of murder [...]

Is Lalu Yadav losing hold over Bihar which he had ruled and ridden rough shod for 15 years? Or will he bounce back as he has done several times in the past ? Will he able to disprove the prophets of his doom once more?
For Lalu Yadav this is almost a do or die battle [...]

What do people of Bihar want in the present election? A one crore rupee question, indeed, if it was asked on Amitabh Bachchan or Shah Rukh Khan’s KBC(Kaun banega crorepati, for the uninitiated).
Having spent a little over 24 hours and travelling for over half a day into north west Bihar, through Hajipur, Chapra and now [...]

By Girish Nikam
The dust is finally settling down. The game of alliances has assumed some discernible form at last. And what do we have? A different United Progressive Alliance (UPA) which is not really as it exists in the present Government. A National Democratic Alliance which looks pretty emaciated. A third front which is making [...]