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.
Es war ein einsamer Kampf, denn Bihar war auch der korrupteste Staat Indiens. Beamten bereicherten sich selbst, statt den Armen zu dienen, die ihr Leid niemandem klagen konnten, wenn ihre Kinder weder Essen noch Schulausbildung hatten.