Saket is alumnus of St Stephen’s College and IIM Calcutta and son of Nripendra Misra, former principal secretary to PM Modi. He is also a nominated member of UP Legislative Council.
Tharus are the most populous out of the five Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Uttar Pradesh. They are primarily concentrated in Bahraich, Shravasti, Balrampur and Lakhimpur Kheri.
Youth of Bahraich, Balrampur and Shravasti go wherever they learn there is work. Many prepare for this before they are adults, drop out of school if opportunity arises.
ThePrint travelled across 3 UP districts in top 5 of Niti Aayog’s Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index, which measures deprivation in terms of health, education, living standards.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
Jay Shri Ram agale mahine ka ration mujhe nahin diya Gaya
Saket ji,
You have taken a great step I’m from Gonda permanently settled in Lucknow. Wish you a Happy political life