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Bihari mukhiyas: Handy & held back
November 5, 2025, 8:29 AM IST
One summer evening this year, we walkedto the house of the mukhiya – the elected head of the Gram Panchayat – in a village in Bihar. The approach road was half-built and slippery, pitch dark…
November 5, 2025, 8:29 AM IST
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What the Bihar model got right, and where it missed the mark
November 22, 2020, 3:00 AM IST
Last summer, Kamal Manjhi, a ‘ward member’ in rural Bihar, spoke of the troubles he faced implementing development projects. The village mukhiya refused to release funds earmarked for his ward. Manjhi ran from one government…
November 22, 2020, 3:00 AM IST
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