People in Bihar who are in their 70s and 80s are still trying to make Jayprakash Narayan’s contributions alive at the village level.
Vivek Kumar Rai
Editor
The government’s role in ensuring the safety and dignity of people from marginalised communities like Musahars is paramount in a caste-ridden society like Bihar
In 1959, Manjhi’s wife died from a fall off a mountain. The labourer from Gehlaur then single-handedly carved out the mountain for over twenty-two years, thus shortening the distance between two villages in the Gaya district from 55 to just twelve kilometres.
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