India, Oct. 24 -- Whether Bihar's young voters can overcome the state's deep-rooted social, political, and economic divides to deliver a surprise outcome in the ensuing Assembly polls, or if it will be the same old story again? A report by Vibha Sharma

Bihar is a land of paradox. Historically, it was the cradle of learning-home to ancient Nalanda and Vikramshila universities-attracting scholars from across Asia. Today, it continues to produce some of India's brightest minds-top IAS officers, bureaucrats, journalists, and professionals who excel nationally and internationally-despite the education system of the country's "intellectual capital" being in shambles. Bihar remains among India's poorest states, plagued by unemployment, migratio...