The classic book was Arbind N Das' 'Republic of Bihar'. I don't have the details, but perhaps it was published by Penguin in early 1990s.
Rajesh Jha

On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 arbind@... wrote :
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>Dear Vagesh ji,
>Very good initiative.
>My own book has Bihar in focus.
>You may like to incorporate it in the list.
>The title is :
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>"ROLE OF  MASS MEDIA IN RURAL DEVELOPMENT:
>a Study of Village Communication in Bihar"
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>Published by Concept Publishing Company, New Delhi (1985).
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>Regards,
>ARBIND
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