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Arvind N Das, who reflected on the contemporary Bihar of the last decade of the 20th century in his slim classic, The Republic of Bihar (Penguin, 1992).
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The last two decades has also seen the changing nature of the Bihari migrant student population as it has extended its presence beyond metropolitan centres like Delhi for university education and public service commission exam preparation to even new hubs of entrance exam coaching.
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Amidst all these tales and appeals, there is no escaping from what it reveals about the demographic spread of an aspiration in the state. It shows that across different sections, the prime financial and emotional investment in Bihar is a professional degree at the graduation stage and, later, success in competitive examinations for government jobs.