02121nam a2200217Ia 4500 20260630101259.0 260630s9999||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und|| 9789351774808 301 THA 23 Thakur, Sankarshan. The Brothers Bihari / Sankarshan Thakur. Revised and updated omnibus edition. Noida, Uttar Pradesh : HarperCollins Publishers India , 2015. x, 428 p. ; 22 cm. he Brothers Bihari is a political biography that chronicles the intertwined lives and careers of Laloo Prasad Yadav and Nitish Kumar, two leaders whose contrasting personalities and political philosophies shaped Bihar for more than two decades. Sankarshan Thakur combines his earlier biographies of the two politicians into a revised and updated volume, offering a detailed account of their friendship, rivalry, alliances, and conflicts while tracing Bihar's political transformation. The book explores the rise of social justice politics, the decline of traditional political elites, caste dynamics, governance, electoral strategies, corruption, development, and administrative reforms. Through extensive reporting and personal observations, the author examines how Laloo Prasad Yadav emerged as a charismatic mass leader championing marginalized communities, while Nitish Kumar projected himself as a reform-oriented administrator focused on governance and infrastructure. Their changing relationship reflects broader shifts in Bihar's political landscape and democratic institutions. Written in an engaging journalistic style, the book combines biography with political history to provide insights into leadership, regional politics, and democratic change in India. It is valuable for students and researchers of political science, modern Indian history, public administration, journalism, and South Asian studies. Bihar (India)—Politics and government. Kumar, Nitish. Politicians—India—Biography.Political leadership—India. Yadav, Laloo Prasad. VC OFFICE 69880 69880