His was a lonely struggle, because Bihar was also India's most corrupt state, where public officials were enriching themselves, [rather] than serving the poor who had no means to express their anguish if their children had no food or no schooling.
Han var ensam i sin kamp, eftersom Bihar var en av Indiens mest korrupta stater, där offentliga tjänstemän berikade sig själva, snarare än att hjälpa de fattigaste utan medel för att uttrycka sin vrede ifall deras barn inte hade mat eller tillgång till skola.