UP & Bihar are the usual fall 'guys' while discussing India's poverty. They have been the laggards for as long as we remember. But their current destitute situation is by no accident. It is a result of policies (or the lack of) and mistakes committed by several administrations, including the Indian govt and the British. In this video, we discuss these in detail. ****** Contact: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sochyoutube/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sochyoutube/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mohakmangal Sources: Research Papers: 1. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/21681376.2014.943804 2. https://www.nipfp.org.in/media/medialibrary/2013/04/WP_2012_107.pdf 3. https://economics.mit.edu/files/511 4. https://spire.sciencespo.fr/hdl:/2441/5gpts2mlf09rtau5aus9vco36c/resources/2016iepp0043-verniers-gilles-these.pdf News Articles: Introduction: https://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/27/world/india-s-corner-of-mystery-bihar-s-poor-and-lawless.html https://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/districtlist/bihar.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/29/world/despite-grisly-evidence-india-glorifies-its-bandits.html https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19880531-poor-compensation-to-uttar-pradesh-farmers-for-their-fields-797300-1988-05-31 https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19820331-uttar-pradesh-most-wanted-dacoit-chhabiram-killed-after-seven-and-a-half-hour-battle-771625-2013-10-18 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/salt-and-roti-in-mid-day-meal-expose-take-photos-dont-shoot-videos-up-district-magistrate-tells-print-journalists/article29325073.ece https://www.livemint.com/Politics/2mYGqXDSb37bediFJmGUvL/Indias-BIMARU-states-developing-but-not-catching-up.html https://www.news18.com/news/india/corruption-here-an-open-secret-says-patna-hc-judge-chief-justice-withdraws-all-work-from-him-2288935.html https://scroll.in/article/666450/the-roots-of-goonda-raj-why-theres-so-much-violence-in-uttar-pradesh https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-black-hole-in-the-heart/299141 Land & Agriculture: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19861231-root-cause-of-almost-all-rural-conflicts-in-bihar-attributed-to-land-801564-1986-12-31 https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19861231-root-cause-of-almost-all-rural-conflicts-in-bihar-attributed-to-land-801564-1986-12-31 Freight: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/up-has-highest-migration-rate-in-country-assocham/articleshow/59043938.cms Politics: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tamil-nadu-tops-good-governance-index-among-big-states-maharashtra-and-karnataka-get-second-third-slot/articleshow/72978601.cms?from=mdr https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/fWQKXW40ESyLgf0mlIqEyH/A-wakeup-call-for-regional-parties-relying-only-on-identity.html Solutions: https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/state-of-states-bihar/story/20181119-a-silent-breakthrough-1384199-2018-11-11#ssologin=1#source=magazine https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-22479055 http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/75189/1/blogs.lse.ac.uk-How%20to%20reduce%20poverty%20in%20Bihar.pdf https://www.livemint.com/Opinion/pvoBRRu9Dsd9fwwtJYQMwO/Why-Uttar-Pradesh-should-be-split.html https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-landrights-records/india-nearly-doubles-budget-for-digitization-of-land-records-idUSKCN11C1ST https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/panel-suggests-major-land-reform-steps-in-bihar/articleshow/2948750.cms?from=mdr https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/nitish-kumar-meets-modi-seeks-compensation/article7035717.ece https://www.firstpost.com/india/uttar-pradesh-police-rescues-ghaziabad-business-from-kidnappers-arrests-man-claiming-to-be-iaf-personnel-4324569.html https://qz.com/india/225236/uttar-pradesh-sends-the-largest-number-of-indian-workers-abroad-not-kerala-or-punjab/ https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2009/jan/09/bihari-diaspora-urged-to-invest-in-bihar-16595.html https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/09/25/indian-voting-might-at-last-be-about-the-economy-study-shows/