From USA to USB: Dance of Democracy and Discourses in Media
When it’s action time in the USA, can ‘USB’ (United States of Bihar) be far behind? At least, not so this time of democratic elections held recently thereto elect their respective head of state. Post-polling, while America struggled to officially declare its next president, Bihar has taken lead to place a leader in the temple of democracy. So, ‘B’ has left ‘A’ behind when it comes to political functioning and democratic dividends. Except in English alphabet, USB has been ahead of USA at least in some respects. Historically speaking, democracy has been in place in Bihar during ancient times also, as it is considered to be the birth place of the one of the oldest republics in the world.The concept of USB originates in ancient times. As per AngutaraNikaya , a Buddhist scripture, there were 16 Mahajanpadas (great kingdoms / republics) in the 6 th century BC during the Vedic Age in northern India with the oldest being the Lichhavis in modern Champaran of Gandhi’s fame. On the other h