Bihar Governor Launches Book on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar

Book Titled ‘Gandhian Statesman of Bihar: Nitish Kumar’

On August 19, Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar launched a book about Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The book, titled ‘Gandhian Statesman of Bihar: Nitish Kumar,’ is co-authored by Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary and his daughter, MP Shambhavi Choudhary.

The book highlights Nitish Kumar’s contributions to Bihar’s development and aims to educate the younger generation about his work. Ashok Choudhary shared on social media, “Simple dress, slow pace, soft tone, a slight smile on the lips, and a heart-warming manner of expressing oneself. It is impossible to sum up the personality of the Honourable Chief Minister and his ideology in just a few words.”

He added, “The book Bihar ka Gandhi, Nitish Kumar, written with the help of our daughter and Lok Sabha MP Shambhavi, was released today by the Honourable Governor of Bihar, Mr. Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar Ji. Through this book, we present to you a small part of that great personality who has transformed Bihar from rags to riches. I hope you will enjoy this book. We express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for the love and respect you have shown by attending this program.”

At the event, Choudhary said, “When I used to speak to people on the streets, irrespective of caste, religion, gender, or status, everyone praised Nitish Kumar, and it stuck in my mind. When I met Nitish Ji, I shared my thoughts, and in 2015, we fought the state election together. As I began working as the Education Minister alongside him, I realized that there would be no one like Nitish Kumar in the future. That’s when I decided to write a book so the new generation could learn about his work.”

Lok Sabha MP Shambhavi Choudhary added, “I began conceptualizing this book before I actively joined politics. After the 2020 elections, my father (Ashok Choudhary) and I wrote blogs about Nitish Kumar’s ‘seven resolves’ and the work accomplished in Bihar. As we delved into his principles, we saw how they were adopted by the UN and in African nations, how he championed women’s rights, agriculture, and how Bihar has transformed over the past 18 years. My father and I decided to compile this into a book for future generations to understand the beginning of Bihar’s development story.”

The event was attended by notable figures including the Speaker of Bihar’s Legislative Assembly, Nand Kishore Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, singer Udit Narayan, and Lok Sabha MP Arun Govil.