India overtake superpowers to become world fastest growing economy

Quotation "After every dark night there is a shining day" is very opt for this article. Last 60 years India is struggling to stand on world ground but doesn't get success in congress age but after the new government form in India suddenly India growth is gear-up.

NDA government that formed with full majority in 2014 has raise the standards of India after taking oath for making India developed and digital.

So many initiatives taken by this government that has attracted the investors around world. Moreover many countries where Indian Prime Minister has not visited Narendra Modi being Prime Minister has visited those countries and get warm welcome.

On International ground India is heading the economy and will surely contribute this success in world economy too. Narendra Modi vision and appearance to deal situation is so much positive that make country confident of being in safe hand. He has started several basic initiatives like "Swacch Bharat","Toilet in every school","Education of girls" in its very first speech at Red Fort. That has been criticize in Indian media but get applause in World media. He has announced so many Indian citizen to be the brand ambassadress of these initiative and all of them have actively participated.

Initiatives like "Digital India(#DigitalInida)", "Smart Cities" are the initiative out of ground that has never been thought in India but in his very first year all these scheme has been assigned with budget to get started which is again the task to be applause. The country that is deep in rituals, religion and other sentimental things can also thought about digital world is only because of our Honorable Prime Minister.

Initiatives for the welfare of the common man like "Jan-Dhan Yojna","Pradhanmantri Bima yojna","Mudra Bank Yojna","Gold Loan scheme","Pradhanmantri jeewan suraksha yojna" with very low investment has helped the common and poor people lot. The saying "BJP always work for the very last man standing in the Queue" becomes true after these scheme. Transparent procedure of every government initiative have also reduce the ratio of corruption in India.All these factor has helped India lot to grow in economy and to step ahead for the developed future.

I thanked Mr. Prime Minister #NarendraModi from my article and is looking for future successful journey of India.

Why Meerut not included in Smart Cities List ? Is it because Meerut is BJP ground and SP is in power?

Smart City project started by central government is project of appreciation as it is the initiative to develop India. Selection process and parameters are the key for the cities selection but there is no parameter as political biasing but Meerut is facing this problem of political biasing as per the rule the state government has to send the list of cities to central but as meerut is the base ground of BJP meerut is not entertained and even qualifying all parameters we are not in the list. No one in India can say that meerut is unknown place as it has name in various epics such as mahabharat,ramayana and also have recorded many historical events. Mangal pandey initiative for Independent India the fire has blown from meerut. Meerut is rich in business sector gold vendors and sports is the famous business that meerut has recorded. Meerut is also the top 8th tax payer among all the cities in India even though meerut is out of the list. Central government should take the initiative to raise question on state government to clarify the reason of not selecting meerut in the list of smart cities.

Meerut is the Largest city in NCR after Delhi. The city lies between the plains of the Ganges and those of the Yamuna. In area Meerut District covers 2,522 km² (974 sq mi), which is larger than Delhi (Delhi covers an area of 1,484 km²[573 sq mi]) Meerut population is 3,443,689, which is three times less than Delhi.

Meerut is one of the important industrial towns of western Uttar Pradesh with several traditional and modern industries. It is traditionally known for handloom works and scissors industry. Meerut was one of the first cities in northern India where publishing was set up during the 19th century. It was a major center of commercial publishing during the 1860s and 1870s.

Meerut is a rich agricultural area with such pockets of land that do not fit in for crop purpose. Being in the proximity of Delhi, it is ideal for industry. It is home to 520 micro, small and medium scale industries. As of August 2006, Meerut has about 23,471 industrial units, including 15,510 small-scale units and 7,922 cottage industries.

Meerut has shown healthy numbers in terms of revenue generation. In 2005–06, Meerut occupied the fifth slot and contributed Rs 10,306 crore to the direct tax collection. It slipped to number six in 2006–07 when the revenue collection at Rs 11,203 crore was 18% lower than the target of Rs 13,627 crore. According to statistics compiled by the Income Tax department, Meerut contributed a Rs.10,089 crore to the national treasury in 2007/08, overall it was ranked 9th outperforming Lucknow, Jaipur, Bhopal, Kochi and Bhubaneshwar.

According to the 2011 census, the Meerut Urban Agglomeration (including the area under the Municipal Corporation and the Cantonment Board), has a population of around 1.4 million, with the municipality contributing roughly 1.31 million of it. This makes Meerut the 33rd most populous urban agglomeration and the 26th most populous city in India. The sex ratio in Meerut is 888, lower than the state average of 908; while the child sex ratio is 847, lower than the state average of 899. 12.41% of the population is under 6 years of age. The overall literacy rate is 78.29%, higher than the state average of 69.72%. Meerut has a crime rate (total cognizable crimes under IPC per lakh population) of 309.1, higher than the state average of 96.4 and the national average of 196.7.

According to the 2001 census, the city ranked 2nd in terms of population in NCR and 25th in India.

Tourist destinations in and around Meerut include:

• Jain temples of Hastinapur – Located on the banks of old ravine of Ganges, Hastinapur is considered one of the holiest places on earth by Jains. It is believed to be the birthplace of three Jain Tirthankaras. There are many ancient Jain temples in Hastinapur. Shri Digamber Jain Mandir, Jambudweep, Kailash Parvat, Shwetambar Jain Temple are the main and famous temples in Hastinapur. Apart from Jain temples, Pandeshwar temple, Historical Gurdwara and Hastinapur Sanctuary are worth being seen.
• St. John's Church – This church was established by Chaplain the Reverend Henry Fisher on behalf of the East India Company in 1819 in the cantonment area and was completed in 1822. It is considered one of the oldest churches in North India. The Church was dedicated to the people by Bishop Wilson. It has a seating capacity of 10,000 people. During the war of 1857, this church was the scene of heavy fighting between Indians and the British forces.
• Augarnath Temple – This temple (also known as Kalipaltan Mandir locally) is located at the site where the soldiers of the war of 1857 planned their operations. The temple also houses a memorial built to honor the martyrs of the revolt of 1857, Indian Rebellion of 1857. The old temple has been replaced by a modern version.
• Jama Masjid – The Jama Masjid was built by Hasan Mahdi, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi's Wazir (chief minister) in 1019 AD (older than the Qutb Minar). That makes it the first Masjid in North India. And although it was restored by Humayun, it is one of the oldest Muslim mosques in India.
• Martyr's Memorial (शहीद स्मारक Shaheed Smarak): The memorial is a 30 metres (98 feet) high pillar of marble situated at Bhainsali. Functions are organised at the memorial around the national holidays of India.The memorial complex also houses the Government Freedom Struggle Museum which is dedicated to the first war of Indian independence.
• Gandhi Bagh – This centrally located garden has a very beautiful and serene environment. Locally known as "Company Garden", it has been present since before independence, when it got renamed to its current name. It runs a musical fountain show every evening.The park also houses a small water storage chamber and motor which is noted to have been removed from The Red Fort in Delhi and erected here.Earlier, the garden used to have multiple entrances like the one shown on the right, which were always kept open, and there was no entry fee. But now, only one entrance is kept open and a ticketing system with nominal charges has been put in place.
• Shahpeer's Mausoleum (शाहपीर की दरगाह Shahpeer ki dargah) – This is a Mughal mausoleum erected by the empress Nur Jahanin 1628 in honour of a local Muslim Hazrat Shahpeer. It is a red stone structure that was partly built and is incomplete till date.The tomb is adorned by intricate nakashi (stone painting). There is no roof on the main tomb. People say that Shahpeer was the teacher of Mughal Emperor Jehangir. The tomb is listed by the Archaeological Survey of India as a national heritage monument.
• Shahi Eid Gaah (शाही ईदगाह) – It was built by Nasir ud din Mahmud, the youngest son of Iltutmish, and the eighth Sultan of theDelhi Sultanate. It is about six hundred years old and has a capacity of about one lac people to offer prayers (Namaz) on Eid. There is Nakkashi on the walls of Eidgah which reflect the Sulatani Gulam era.
• Parikshitgarh – The place is associated with and derives its name from King Parikshit of Hastinapur (the grandson of Arjuna). The fort was built by Parikshit and restored by Gurjar King Nain Singh in the eighteenth century.
• Dargah of Baley Miyan (बले मियाँ की दरगाह Bale Miyan ki Dargah) – This dargah was built by Qutb-ud-din Aybak in 1194 in the memory of Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masud (known locally as Baley Miyan). An Urs is organised annually at the Dargah during the Nauchandi fair.
• Suraj Kund - This is a pond, built by a businessman Lawar Jahawar Lal in 1714. It is filled with water from the Ganga Canal. It is surrounded by several temples, including the Baba Manohar Nath temple, which is said to have been built during the period of Shahjahan.

मेरठ का हक़ स्मॉर्ट बनना है और वो हम लेकर रहेंगे । 

India to become fastest-growing economy in PM Narendra Modi government's 4th year: World Bank

India is set to become the fastest-growing big economy in the world in the fourth year of Narendra Modi's government, edging past China.It's set to clock a 7% rise in GDP in 2017 compared with 6.9% for bigger rival China, the World Bank said in its flagship publication, Global Economic Prospects.

India will recover to 6.4% in the current calendar year itself on the back of higher export growth and bolstered investor confidence with the election of a reform-minded government at the Center, according to the report.

Global growth is expected to rise moderately to 3.0% in 2015 from 2.6% in 2014 and further increase to 3.3% in 2017, the report said, pointing out that there will be significant divergence in trends and that the "oil price collapse will result in winners and losers".

It warned that risks to the outlook "remain tilted to the downside" because of weak global trade, financial market volatility as interest rates in major economies rise, strain on oil producers and a risk of prolonged stagflation or deflation in the euro area or Japan."In this uncertain economic environment, developing countries need to judiciously deploy their resources to support social programs with a laser-like focus on the poor and undertake structural reforms that invest in people," World Bank president Jim Yong Kim said in a statement.

"In India, export growth has been robust, and investor confidence has been bolstered by election of a reform-minded government. The current account deficit and elevated inflation—both persistent vulnerabilities—have declined considerably. Over the medium term, growth is expected to rise steadily to 7% as reforms begin to yield productivity gains. This is expected to benefit other countries in the region which receive remittances from India," the World Bank said in its report.

In an interview in Monday's ET, Kim had said India is one of the few bright spots along with the US in the world economy.It will also benefit from softer crude oil."Among st large middle-income countries that will benefit from lower oil prices is India, where growth is expected to accelerate to 6.4% this year (from 5.6% in 2014), rising to 7% in 2016-17," the statement said.

The new government has undertaken a raft of measures including liberalizing foreign direct investment in defence and insurance and opening up railways, passed ordinances to auction coal blocks and ease land acquisition to boost business sentiment and pump prime growth that witnessed decade lows of sub 5% in last two fiscal years-.Growth in 2014-15 is expected to recover and climb to 5.5%, according to forecasts.

The World Bank sees softening in oil prices as a window of opportunity for implementing subsidy and energy tax reforms in oil-importing countries such as India.India has already deregulated diesel prices and is looking to further reform subsidies after the expenditure management commission submits its report this month.

The report sees three key challenges for developing countries — monetary, benign cyclical environment and need for structural reforms."Developing countries face three major policy challenges.

First, monetary and exchange rate policies might have to adapt to the more normal (that is less easy) financial conditions that will eventually accompany the recovery in high-income countries. Second, some developing countries that face benign cyclical environments should rebuild fiscal space, which would allow them to use counter cyclical fiscal policy when needed.

PM Narendra Modi style is the fashion of youth

BJP holds strong position in bihar assembly

बिहार में व्यस्त मुजफ्फरपुर बस-स्टैंड पर दोपहर के समय में राजनीतिक चर्चा और चर्चा के केंद्र में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी धीरे-धीरे चर्चा में और लोग जुड़े और सबों की उत्सुकता बढ़ती गई। सभी भरपूर तारीफ कर रहे थे।

विश्वंभर ठाकुर कहते हैं, “वे इस देश के सबसे अच्छे प्रधानमंत्री हैं।” इस पर उसके बगल में खड़े एक व्यक्ति ने आधे मन से कहा, “वे लाल बहादुर शास्त्री के बाद इस देश के सबसे अच्छे प्रधानमंत्री हैं।”

जब उनसे पूछा गया कि उन्हें श्री मोदी की कौन सी बात पसंद है तो उन सबों ने श्री मोदी की ढ़ेरों “उपलब्धियां” गिना दीं। गजेन्द्र सिंह कहते हैं, “हम रोज टीवी देखते हैं। उन्होंने विदेशों में भारत का नाम रौशन किया है। पहले संयुक्त राष्ट्र में भारत की उतनी साख नहीं थी लेकिन अब अमेरिका भी सुरक्षा परिषद् में भारत की स्थाई सदस्यता का समर्थन कर रहा है।”  

चर्चा में शामिल हुए कुछ और लोग कहते हैं: कई सारे बैंक खाते खुले हैं, उन्होंने बिहार के लिए विकास पैकेज की घोषणा की और “लालू प्रसाद की तरह वे जातिवाद की राजनीति नहीं करते।” जब उनसे पूछा गया कि दाल महंगी क्यों है तो सबका भाव क्षमाप्रार्थी स्वरुप हो गया।एक ने थोड़ा-सा व्याकुल होते हुए कहा, “वो क्या कर सकते हैं जब उत्पादन कम हो गया तो?”

मोदी जी के करिश्मे जातिगत भेदभाव से ऊपर

बिहार के चुनावी माहौल में व्यस्त मुजफ्फरपुर बस-स्टैंड पर जुटी भीड़ में से ज्यादातर लोगों ने प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की प्रशंसा की। एक व्यक्ति जो इन सबों से असहमत था, उसने न्यूज़पेपर में प्रकाशित एक लेख दिखाते हुए कहा कि प्रधानमंत्री के विदेशी दौरों से बहुत कम लाभ मिला है। उसका नाम मोहम्मद सलीम था। संवाददाता के इस जगह से जाने के बाद इसी परिप्रेक्ष्य को आगे बढ़ाते हुए टैक्सी ड्राइवर कहता है – “यह भूमिहार का इलाका है। मतदाता जातियों के आधार पर बंटे हुए हैं और ऊंची जाति के लोग पूरी तरह से भाजपा के साथ हैं।” 

चूँकि भाजपा बिना किसी मुख्यमंत्री उम्मीदवार के चुनाव में जा रही है, भाजपा का राज्य में सत्तारूढ़ जद (यू) और राजद के महागठबंधन से जबर्दस्त मुकाबला है। भाजपा के पास ऊंची जाति के लोगों का तो जबर्दस्त समर्थन है ही; राम विलास पासवान और जीतन राम मांझी के साथ गठबंधन होने के कारण भाजपा को दलित और महादलित का भी समर्थन है। इन मुद्दों को ध्यान से देखने वाले मानते हैं कि 2014 का लोकसभा चुनाव एक ऐतिहासिक क्षण था।

बिहार कांग्रेस के एक नेता कहा, “इसमें कोई शक नहीं कि नरेन्द्र मोदी के आने और उनके प्रभाव से पार्टी को एक नई उर्जा मिली है, पार्टी का आधार मजबूत हुआ है और ज्यादा से ज्यादा लोग पार्टी से जुड़े हैं।”

लेकिन जल्द ही एक कहते हैं कि श्री मोदी को लेकर उत्साह सिर्फ़ ऊँची जाति के लोगों तक सीमित नहीं है। बल्कि अत्यंत पिछड़ी जाति के लोगों के बीच भी उनको लेकर कम उत्साह नहीं है। हालांकि मुस्लिम बस्तियां इस ट्रेंड से सहमत नहीं हैं और लगभग सर्व-सम्मति से मानते हैं कि श्री मोदी खुद एक “प्रतीक” बन गए हैं बजाय उनके “काम” के।

हालांकि इसमें कुछ लोगों को शंका है। गायघाट के जारण गाँव के एक अत्यंत पिछड़ी जाति के अजित कुमार सहनी असंतोष जताते हुए कहते हैं, “वे भारत से ज्यादा विदेशों में रहते हैं।” इस गाँव के लोग नीतीश कुमार से ज्यादा प्रभावित हैं।

दरभंगा के पूर्व में सीमांचल क्षेत्र से दो बिल्कुल विपरीत सोच सामने आए हैं - मुस्लिम श्री मोदी से प्रभावित नहीं है और उनका मानना है कि वे वादे बहुत करते हैं लेकिन उसे पूरा नहीं करते जबकि हिंदूओं का श्री मोदी में काफ़ी विश्वास है। अत्यंत पिछड़ी जाति के राजबंसी जाति के हरिलाल मंडल कहते हैं, “अगर श्री मोदी 10 साल प्रधानमंत्री रह गए तो इस देश के लिए काफ़ी फ़ायदेमंद होगा।” उनका गाँव, अन्धासुर मुस्लिम बहुल सीमांचल के बिल्कुल बीचों-बीच स्थित है।

मंडल ने प्रधानमंत्री जन-धन योजना की तारीफ की है लेकिन यह भी कहा है: योजना के तहत खोले गए खातों में पैसे नहीं आये हैं। लेकिन इसके बाद अगर लोगों के पैसा नहीं भी है तो कम-से-कम उनके खाते तो हैं।”

यह स्पष्ट है कि श्री मोदी के भाषण लगातार टीवी पर प्रसारित हो रहे हैं – जिसे कई राजनीतिक प्रतिद्वंदी प्रचार के रूप में देखते हैं और यह भी मानते हैं कि इससे उनका प्रभाव बढ़ रहा है। मंडल ने यह भी कहा कि वे प्रधानमंत्री को काफी नजदीक से फॉलो करते हैं।

खगड़िया के महेशखूंट गाँव के एक मैदान में ताश खेलते हुए एक समूह ने एक दिलचस्प बात कही। ओबीसी के चौरसिया जाति के व्यस्क लोग नीतीश कुमार के द्वारा पिछड़े समुदाय के लोगों के लिए किये गए कार्यों और योजनाओं की तारीफ़ करते हैं जबकि युवा श्री मोदी की तारीफ करते हैं।   

Mudra Yojna weighing the Possible Benefits

The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the promised Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency Ltd (MUDRA) Bank on 8 April, 2015 with a corpus of Rs 20,000 crore and a credit guarantee corpus of Rs 3,000 crore. The launch was the fulfillment of an announcement made earlier by the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his FY 15-16 Budget speech.

How Can MUDRA Bank Make a Difference to the Economy?

Most individuals, especially those living in rural and interior parts of India, have been excluded from the benefits of formal banking system. Therefore, they never had access to insurance, credit, loans and other financial instruments to help them establish and grow their micro businesses. So, most individuals depend on local money lenders for credit. The loan comes at high interest and often with unbearable conditions, which make these poor unsuspecting people fall in a debt-trap for generations. When businesses fail, the borrowers become vulnerable to the lender’s strong-arm tactics and other forms of humiliation.

As per NSSO Survey of 2013, there are close to 5.77 crore small-scale business units, mostly sole proprietorships, which undertake trading, manufacturing, retail and other small-scale activities. Compare this with the organised sector and larger companies that employ 1.25 crore individuals. Clearly, the potential to harness and nurture these micro businesses is vast and the government recognises this. Today, this segment is unregulated and without financial support or cover from the organised financial banking system.

Major Product Offerings

MUDRA Bank has rightly classified the borrowers into three segments: the starters, the mid-stage finance seekers and the next level growth seekers.

To address the three segments, MUDRA Bank has launched three loan instruments:

1. Shishu: covers loans upto Rs 50,000/-
2. Kishor: covers loans above Rs 50,000/- and upto Rs 5 lakh
3. Tarun: covers loans above Rs 5 lakh and upto Rs 10 lakh

Initially, sector-specific schemes will be confined to “Land Transport, Community, Social & Personal Services, Food Product and Textile Product sectors”. Over a period of time, new schemes will be launched to encompass more sectors.

MUDRA operates as a refinancing institution through State/Regional level intermediaries. It refinances NBFCs/MFIs and also banks, primary lending institutions etc.

Some of the Offerings Planned for the Future:

1. MUDRA Card
2. Portfolio Credit Guarantee
3. Credit Enhancement

Mudra Loan Mela

The government is organising MUDRA loan melas in different parts of the country. These melas are organised for few days where loans for small business funding could be applied.  In the melas, loans are granted ranging from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 10 lakh.

To know more about the process of loan you can contact the Nodal officer of your area. http://www.mudra.org.in/Nodal-Officers-MUDRA.pdf

Can MUDRA Really Be a Game Changer for India?

Yes it can. See the existing demographics. Majority of Indians are poor and live in rural and interior parts of India. Most are excluded from getting facilities that would be termed very basic, even by Indian standards.

Most people do not have access to farmland and in the absence of jobs, are left to their own creativity to feed themselves and survive. They figure out ways to do odd jobs in exchange of money or barter their services. Most of these people belong to scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. It is to be noted that most of the micro enterprises, retail or trading activity, are initiated and controlled by women, with no exposure to education, formal training or access to any form of banking support.

Now visualise this. If India could harness this free spirit of enterprise and offer some guidance, support, training and financial assistance, the potential to get an immediate jump in GDP is there for the asking. Narendra Modi recognises this and was clear of the potential of this low-hanging fruit.

If MUDRA can continue to retain focus on the underprivileged and extend its reach to the interiors, it can well emerge as a bigger success story than what Grameen Bank of Bangladesh ever was or will be.

There is an old saying that goes like this: “Give a man a fish you feed him for a day, teach him how to fish and he will never go hungry”. MUDRA Bank is a step by the government that can be a game changer in giving birth to a new set of entrepreneurs, some of whom may scale heights not imagined today. This is far better than giving subsidy, which may seem welcoming at first, but does little to help an individual strive for a better life. MUDRA is the way to go.

The modalities of functioning of MUDRA Bank are in place and it has been decided that the funding activity will be carried out by microfinance institutions. However, the small businesses have to wait to get full information on Mudra Bank and have a clarity on who all are eligible for loans and how to get the benefits of this scheme.

Modi a hit among all castes in poll-bound Bihar

A political discussion on a warm afternoon at the busy Muzaffarpur bus-stand in Bihar veers round to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and gradually, the crowd of active participants and curious bystanders swells. The dominant mood is one of adulation.

“He is the best Prime Minister we have had,” says Bishambhar Thakur. As if to tone it down a bit, a man standing beside him half-heartedly qualifies the assertion: “He is the best after Lal Bahadur Shastri.”

Ask them what they like about Mr. Modi, and they are quick to list his “achievements.” “We watch TV regularly. He has made the nation proud abroad. India had little say in the U.N.; now even the U.S. backs our claim to a permanent seat in the Security Council,” says Gajendra Singh.

Others join in: many bank accounts have been opened, he has announced a development package for Bihar, and that “unlike Lalu Prasad, he isn’t casteist.” Asked why pulses are expensive, they become apologetic. “What can he do if production falls?” one explains, half-embarrassed.

Modi’s charisma crosses caste divide

At the busy Muzaffarpur bus-stand in poll-bound Bihar, most of the crowd spoke with admiration for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A lone dissenter shows a newspaper article saying the Prime Minister’s foreign visits are achieving little. He identifies himself as Mohammad Salim. As this reporter leaves the spot, the cab driver tries to add perspective — “This is a Bhumihar belt. The electors are polarised along castes and the upper castes are fully with the BJP.”

Going to the polls without a chief ministerial candidate, the BJP is locked in a tight contest with a grand alliance of the RJD and the ruling JD(U) in the State. While the BJP has the solid backing of the upper castes and a fair share of Dalit and Mahadalit votes thanks to its alliances with Ram Vilas Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi, respectively, observers admit that the 2014 Lok Sabha polls were the watershed.

“There is no doubt that Mr. Modi’s ascendancy in the BJP has re-energised the party’s core base and drawn allies,” says a Congress leader from Bihar.

But one soon discovers that the upbeat mood about Mr. Modi isn’t limited to the upper castes alone. Sections of the extremely backward castes (EBCs) seem no less enamoured of him. Muslim settlements, however, reflect a sharp break with this trend, with near unanimity that Mr. Modi is about “symbolism” rather than “work.”

There are, however, some sceptics. “He is seen abroad more than in India,” says Ajit Kumar Sahni, an EBC Nishad from village Jaaran, Gaayghat, with a wry smile. People in this village seem more impressed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

The Seemanchal belt, east of Darbhanga, shows an interesting divide – Muslims run Mr. Modi down, claiming he speaks a lot but does little, while many Hindus see hope in him. “If he stays for 10 years, it will be great for the country,” says Harilal Mandal, an EBC from the Rajbansi caste. His village, Andhasur, lies right in the heart of the Muslim-dominated Seemanchal.

He has made the nation proud abroad… even U.S. backs our claim to a permanent U.N. Council seat