Bijlee Rani

Bijlee Rani is a popular Bhojpuri folk singer of Bihar. Long before vikaas came to Bihar through her lilting songs she would sing about Bihars development. I think they were five sisters all singers and dancers from a village near Arrah. I had visited them once and they performed for us for television. These singers/dancers are usually from lower castes and they have an upper caste manager/bodyguard/lover to take care of them as they travel from one event to another. Generally these men are also music lovers often writing the lyrics for the songs. Bhojpuri singers are not dependent on the government for anything. Fiercely independent their songs reflect their fearlessness.... to be continued....