00847pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001900040245004400059260000900103300001500112362001200127520051700139650001300656773004400669180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aMishra, Yatish  aRural violence: The causes and its cure  c2002  ap.464-468.  aJul-Sep  aEconomic deprivation, unemployment and over population provide readymade ground for breeding social tension and violence is amply clear with the situation that prevails in Bihar. The article touches upon some of the factors that are shattering the social tranquillity in Bihar. It shows how various groups have lost faith in the law enforcing capacity of the state and have raised their own armies. Towards the end some suggestions have been made to save the state from ever increasing lawlessness. - Reproduced.  aViolence  aIndian Journal of Public Administration