COVER STORY
Bihar Election 2025
I Am Bihar: Excerpt From Srikant's Play Main Bihar Hoon
An excerpt from the celebrated play Main Bihar Hoon emphasises the importance of Bihar in Indian history.
Outlook Magazine - Solitude Of Power - 21 November 2025 Issue
Bihar Election 2025Where Angels Fear To Tread: Why Justice Is An Elusive Concept In Bihar
While slain Dularchand Yadav is referred to as a dacoit, Anant Singh is a Bahubali. In Bihar, caste is an undeniable fact where most Bahubalis belong to the upper castes and have a lot of wealth accumulated through their many dealings and those who come from the lower castes are called baghis (rebels) or dacoits. In this world of guns and gangs, political patronage continues.
bihar election 2025The Robin Hoods Of Bihar: How People Perceive Bahubalis
In Bihar’s political narrative, Bahubalis have played an important role. Here are a few who have a criminal record.
bihar election 2025Bahubalis And Social Rebels: How Jungle Raj Was The Most Important Feature Of Bihar's Political Landscape
Nowadays the people of Bihar are being warned that a victory for the Mahagathbandhan will mean a return of the dreaded Jungle Raj of the 1990s
bihar election 2025The Strongmen's Children: How Legacies Of The Past Haunt Candidates In Bihar Elections
While convicted politicians have been contesting elections with the help of proxies, a new trend has emerged wherein the criminality of a political opponent is automatically attributed to his family
Bihar Election 2025Dus-Hazaari Hazard: Will NDA's Cash-Schemes Help Reel In Women Voters?
The fight for Bihar is close. But NDA’s scheme of Rs 10,000 to women could swing votes in its favour
Bihar Election 2025Inside Bihar’s Violent Elections: When Strongmen Rule the Ballot Box
The murder of 75-year-old Dular Chand Yadav, a feared strongman from Mokama, just before the first phase of the Bihar elections, has become a major turning point, intensifying local anger and political tensions.
Bihar Elections: CPI(ML), RJD, And How Political Faultlines Have Shifted In Siwan
The Left parties, once influential and then marginal, are now a catalyst of Opposition unity in Bihar. Siwan shows how they have changed
Bihar Election 2025Bihar Election 2025: Nitish vs Tejashwi As Voters Demand Jobs Over Schemes
As Bihar goes to vote, people are sifting through an 'auction of hope'. Cash transfers, welfare schemes and job pledges have dominated campaigns led by Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav, but widespread unemployment, migration and mistrust have left people questioning who can deliver real change
Bihar Election 2025BJP’s Upper-Caste Push And Nitish Kumar's Health: What It Means For Bihar 2025
The state of affairs in Bihar today is such that the state will have to wait for a very long time before any semblance and safety can be delivered to its people
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Where Angels Fear To Tread: Why Justice Is An Elusive Concept In Bihar
While slain Dularchand Yadav is referred to as a dacoit, Anant Singh is a Bahubali. In Bihar, caste is an undeniable fact where most Bahubalis belong to the upper castes and have a lot of wealth accumulated through their many dealings and those who come from the lower castes are called baghis (rebels) or dacoits. In this world of guns and gangs, political patronage continues.
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The Robin Hoods Of Bihar: How People Perceive Bahubalis
In Bihar’s political narrative, Bahubalis have played an important role. Here are a few who have a criminal record.
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Bahubalis And Social Rebels: How Jungle Raj Was The Most Important Feature Of Bihar's Political Landscape
Nowadays the people of Bihar are being warned that a victory for the Mahagathbandhan will mean a return of the dreaded Jungle Raj of the 1990s
- bihar election 2025
The Strongmen's Children: How Legacies Of The Past Haunt Candidates In Bihar Elections
While convicted politicians have been contesting elections with the help of proxies, a new trend has emerged wherein the criminality of a political opponent is automatically attributed to his family
- Bihar Election 2025
Dus-Hazaari Hazard: Will NDA's Cash-Schemes Help Reel In Women Voters?
The fight for Bihar is close. But NDA’s scheme of Rs 10,000 to women could swing votes in its favour
- Bihar Election 2025
Inside Bihar’s Violent Elections: When Strongmen Rule the Ballot Box
The murder of 75-year-old Dular Chand Yadav, a feared strongman from Mokama, just before the first phase of the Bihar elections, has become a major turning point, intensifying local anger and political tensions.
Bihar Elections: CPI(ML), RJD, And How Political Faultlines Have Shifted In Siwan
The Left parties, once influential and then marginal, are now a catalyst of Opposition unity in Bihar. Siwan shows how they have changed
- Bihar Election 2025
Bihar Election 2025: Nitish vs Tejashwi As Voters Demand Jobs Over Schemes
As Bihar goes to vote, people are sifting through an 'auction of hope'. Cash transfers, welfare schemes and job pledges have dominated campaigns led by Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav, but widespread unemployment, migration and mistrust have left people questioning who can deliver real change
- Bihar Election 2025
BJP’s Upper-Caste Push And Nitish Kumar's Health: What It Means For Bihar 2025
The state of affairs in Bihar today is such that the state will have to wait for a very long time before any semblance and safety can be delivered to its people
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Ghost Mills of Bihar: How Industrial Decline Fuelled Migration And Unemployment
Bihar’s once-thriving industrial belt, from Marhowrah to Mokama, is now marked by abandoned plants that tell a story of policy failures, political neglect and disappearing jobs, forcing hundreds of thousands to migrate out of the state in search of work.
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The Vote Didis: Why Women Vote More In Bihar Elections?
Despite the challenges of patriarchy and low representation in party nominations, women have consistently outvoted men in recent elections in Bihar.
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A Mountain To Break: Is Dalit Upliftment Just A Pipe Dream In Bihar?
The stories of Dashrath Manjhi and Laungi Bhuiyan reveal a deeper pattern of how Bihar’s Dalits remain confined to announcements and symbolism rather than tangible progress
Why Women In Bihar Turned Up In Record Numbers To Vote For Progress
The high turnout in Bihar reflects that women want to ensure that their “exceptional” progress continues under the NDA
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Why Does Politics And Violence Go Hand-In-Hand In Bihar Elections?
Why has violence been a routine way of practising politics in Bihar
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Crime, Caste And Politics: The Unbroken Chain of Violence In Bihar
Bihar’s enduring legacy of political violence is intertwined with caste politics, where assertions of the dominated sections carved out a political space for the strongmen deployed to suppress them
Dhoom Macha Le: How Zohran Mamdani’s NYC Mayoral Victory Challenges Authoritarian Trends
Zohran Mamdani’s victory will have reverberations beyond New York and beyond America
Crime Without Punishment
The system protects those who commit caste violence while blaming victims for asserting dignity
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Politics at Home: Bihar Elections Ignite Old Family Passions in Brussels
Politics may feel distant to some, but for a family in Brussels, it is an inheritance woven through generations. From a grandfather who dreamed of contesting assembly elections to a father and brother who unexpectedly found themselves on campaign trails, electoral fervour has shaped their stories
