# Bihar is in the Eye of the Beholder

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- Authors: [Vijay Nambisan](https://www.bookquiver.com/vijay-nambisan)
- Language: en_IN
- Published: 2001-02-01

## Description

In this impressionistic and often darkly funny account of the sixteen months he spent in a small town in Bihar, Vijay Nambisan tries to understand what drives-or thwarts-perhaps the most talked about state in the Indian Union. Vicious poverty and caste wars, messy politics, corruption and lawlessness-the worst of modern India is in full display here. Yet, how different is Bihar from the rest of the country? And is it really on the brink of a spectacular collapse? Looking beyond clichés and statistics, Vijay Nambisan has produced a remarkably perceptive and balanced portrait of the ‘hole in the heart of India’.

## Editions

### Bihar is in the Eye of the Beholder

- Publisher: india_penguin
- ISBN: 978-01-4029-449-1
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2001-02-01
- Language: en_IN