Last month my younger brother's family lost half their plot in Khunti side—Suvarna river took it overnight. He moved to Ranchi, now driving auto. I told him, go see the district survey data first, not just the sarpanch's word. But who has time for that when school fees are due? Bahut hard, but chai pe piya to manage karte hain.

My son’s engineering fees in Patna—₹1.2 lakh per year—that’s almost half of what some people spend just on a single Umrah package. I saw the numbers on the Nusk app last night during my shift break. Bahut unfair. If the government can fix those package rates, why can’t they fix the price of a good education?

Aaj phir education minister ji news mein bol rahe the “skill development” ka. Beta Patna mein engineering padh raha hai, uska fee structure dekha? Ek semester ka kharcha barabar hai mere full salary ke, aur wo log bolte hain “Digital India”. Toh kya digital sirf metro cities ke liye hai? Mera padosi ka beta Delhi mein ITI karke wapas aaya, ab chai tapri pe baitha hai — skill kitna bhi le lo, jab local job nahi to kya ukaed. Chai garam hai, par dil thanda ho raha hai ye sab sunke.