संवाद # 196: Why Bihar FAILED - Mafia, Corruption, Lalu Jungleraj, Casteism | Mrityunjay Sharma

Born and raised in undivided Bihar, Mrityunjay Sharma is a first-generation entrepreneur and social activist. An engineering graduate from BIT Mesra, Ranchi and an MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur, Mrityunjay worked in various senior HR roles at Asian Paints before moving to the hinterlands of Chhattisgarh, where he worked with the then chief minister Dr Raman Singh on developmental issues. He subsequently moved to his home state of Jharkhand to work at the grassroots.

Sharma is the co-founder of Ranchi-based start-up biofie.com. He also runs a social initiative called Kartavyapath to teach mathematics to underprivileged children and is a visiting faculty at several institutes, including the IIMs.

His book ‘Broken Promises’ tells the story of Bihar's plunge into an abyss of crime, corruption and economic ruin during the tumultuous decade of the 1990s, often referred to as the ‘Jungle Raj’ years. Order your copy here: https://www.amazon.in/Broken-Promises...

00:00 British, Nehru & Lalu
06:11 Mafia Raj before Lalu
07:44 Suryadeo Singh & Gangs of Wasseypur
10:26 Rise of Pappu Yadav in Kosi-Seemanchal
13:03 Rise & fall of Anand Mohan
18:01 Why Lalu Yadav & RJD fear Pappu Yadav
20:51 Story of ‘Chote Sarkar’ Anant Singh of Mokama
25:13 How Ranvir Sena was born
28:48 Ranvir Sena & caste massacres
34:43 Jungle Raj of Lalu Prasad Yadav & family
37:02 IAS officer who exposed Chaara Ghotala
43:07 Kidnapping Industry of Bihar
48:20 Pakruah Byah of Bihar
50:42 How Lalu & family became landlords
54:51 Ranjeet Don & paper leak industry of Bihar
59:00 If Lalu was so bad, how he kept winning?