ihar, the black hole of India, the lean patch, the all devouring satan, the shame of India. Many more phrases can be applied to this state of India deliberately warped in time by the politicians ruling India. It is like the eye of a cyclone which has no activity, while the neighborhood is developing as fast as James Bond’s shave.

The mission for the Great Indian Roadtrip team is to travel through this state ( and a couple of other similar states, like Jharkand, which was formed out of Bihar some time back ). From the stories that we have heard from other unfortunate ( or fortunate since they made it unscathed ) riders, we can make out that they have only one advice : AVOID BIHAR.

The problem in our case is exponentially increased because we are taking expensive bikes and equipment, something which cannot go unnoticed on the road. From what we gather we can encounter highway robbers, small time petty criminals dressed up in police uniforms and asking for money, or villagers blocking the road with stones and asking for money with sticks in their hands to get across the message.

We could have heaved a sigh of relief if it were only about asking little money. The encounter can continue until a complete loot is executed – the bikes, the money and the equipment.

I am utterly disappointed to because we had to drop North East ( except Sikkim ) from the route plan because of the insurgencies caused by ULFA and other notorious and anti-social elements. It is a wonder and god’s grace that we have not been affected by the tons of mishaps happening all around us in India – the recent land acquisition riots in West Bengal, ULFA attacks in North East, Naxalites, floods in Chennai, bandh in Kolkota, transporters strike in Kerela which was directly affecting availability of petrol in the state.

As we speculate about our future in the barbaric land of Bihar, we continue to our job in the Great Indian Roadtrip – showing India from a biker’s perspective.

I will be updating this text after we have traveled through Bihar. ( If I am in a condition to update it ! ).

P.S : I just told Sunil G who was sitting besides me that I have just written my most scary blog as yet titled ‘How to travel through Bihar ? The Bane of India ‘. He answered : “Bhagayen Jaoo, aakh band kar, jab Bihar khatam ho jaye tabhi ruko” ( Go full throttle, dont stop for anyone, until Bihar ends! ” )