In Bihar there has
been a good deal of mixture among the various castes. Though Brahmins
and Kshatriyas belong to the same racial stock, the Kshatriyas are
more mixed because of their marriage with various stocks of people.
The lower castes like the Koiri, Kurmi, Kahar and Ahir represent
various racial strains. Caste rivalries and prejudices are numerous
in Bihar. The narrow-mindedness of the people is one of the chief
causes of the unsatisfactory state of Bihar politics. But now though
modern life, better education and above all the efforts of its enlightened
youth, are gradually doing away with the prejudices. |
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