Patna/Mahua/Muzaffarpur: It’s an hour to midnight, and Patna is nowhere close to calling it a day.

The newly-built Ganga riverfront — which the Bihar capital calls its ‘Marine Drive’ — is bustling with activity. Groups of youngsters are sipping chai and making reels on their smartphones. It’s their only reprieve. They spend days and months buried in books to clear competitive exams.

“ Youth toh sabse pehle rozgaar chaahta hai, chaahe koi bhi ho (the youth wants jobs, more than anything, no matter who it is),” Ankit Kumar, a student preparing for the Teacher Recruitment Examination (TRE) organised by Bihar Public Service Commission, told ThePrint. Show Full Article

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