Bihar- As I remember

Bihar - The state boasts of being my roots.I even I boast of the fact.After all Biharis rule :).
From the current Laloo state of mind to the local food haunt,Bihar rules.
Not sure how to frame my own Bihar state of mind.This is like an ABCD trying to say something about India.My grandparents come from the humble backgrounds of Barauni and a non-descriptive village of Koilakh.They finally settled out in a village 5km from Madhubani ,called Pilakhwaad.My father received his education in Madhubani and finally did engineering in MIT.This MIT stands for muzzafarpur institute of technology.I am sure that place is more or less like Sultanpur.
Anyways , after he completed his graduation,we settled in Nagpur for 5 years(MSEB ruled then ).Hence the Nagpur connection.
Finally,papa joined NTPC and hence ended most of my connections that could have been possible through the stories of Bihar.
Any ways, I have been to Bihar 3-4 times in my life.
The state of Bihar pictures the state of India.The day Bihar will rise ,one will be definitely sure that India is shining for good.

I have once been to my native Pilakhwaad in the year 1996 - Dussehra.It was complete fun with the festivities around and a small fair that was organized there.
The village is typically divided into 3 parts or tols.
The tols are named as per their postioning -
Puvaiyitol - East
Pachhvayitol - West
Majhwa tol - Middle
Another thing that i remember is the love and affection of the people there.Its amazing and sometimes infectious.Ate around 20 puris just out of that affection in one of the lunches :)

We also went to Barauni,the place famous for its oil refinery.
Nothing special about that place as well.Just a good old city that still exists.

Besides these places, my journey to Bihar has been mainly to Patna.Its a good place of all places in Bihar and hence its the pride.
Patna boasts of Gol ghar (an ancient grannery) ,Gandhi Maidan (All Laloo's rallys and raillas are held here) and some of my really good cousins and uncles.

Baaki Patna kitna hi fi hai wo duniya jaanti hai.For that matter Bihar itself needs a lot of change in the mindset of people to develop.
Staying in Bangalore has created a different kind of mindset for me :)

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