When I tell people that I was born in Ranchi and my mother is half Bihari, I am usually met with an incredulous expression followed by a quick, “but you don’t look Bihari at all”. This quip has often amused me. Despite having a large, boisterous, and extremely close Bihari family, I have never really noticed any distinguishing physical feature that the entire clan shares. I wonder what it means to...
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