Did you know? How did Nitish Kumar’s missed interview in Navy become the turning point in the story of Bihar politics and his becoming CM for the 10th time? Did lack of English make him a leader? Read the amazing story of his struggle and success to reach this point…
Patna. Do you know that a small Navy interview of Nitish Kumar, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time today, could have changed the course of his entire political career? While studying engineering at Patna Engineering College, Nitish dreamed of joining the Indian Navy. He performed brilliantly in the initial recruitment round, but his weakness in English got him rejected in the final interview. This small incident proved to be a big lesson for him and his first major turning point in Bihar politics. Today he is known for catching even small grammar mistakes in his official work and has made a record by becoming CM for the 10th time in the new NDA government.
First round passed, what happened in the final?
Nitish Kumar and his classmate Arun Kumar Sinha were selected in the initial screening. But during the final interview in Roorkee, he was given a second-class travel warrant. The Navy officers did not understand his “Bihari-style English” properly, and this became the reason for the rejection. Can you imagine that language barriers alone put a halt to his Navy dreams?
regrets about school days
Nitish Kumar always regretted his school days, when he missed the opportunity to learn English from headmaster Tulsi Das Mukherjee. Due to Mukherjee’s timely retirement, Nitish did not get the education which could have helped him initially in his career.
How did he get hold of English?
Nitish did not accept defeat. During his college days, he read English newspapers, understood the books of Political Theory and Marx-Engels along with dictionaries. Gradually he got hold of the language. Today Nitish is known for catching small grammar mistakes in official drafts.
Nitish Kumar becoming CM for the 10th time
JD(U) Chief Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the 10th time on November 20 at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. NDA’s victory and the distribution of ministerial posts between BJP and JDU was made clear in the new cabinet formula. BJP got 15, JDU 13 and other parties got two, one and one posts respectively.
Did the missed interview of Navy prove to be a boon for Nitish?
Fate showed him the path of politics, and he set a record in the politics of Bihar. If the Navy interview had been successful, would the political picture of Bihar have been the same today? This question will always remain in people’s minds.