Dilip Mandal from Purnea : the story of a Bihari labourer turned entrepreneur in Ludhiana What follows here is a reconstruction of the tale of Dilip Mandal, a Bihari migrant whose story was recently narrated in a news report in the Ludhiana press: Dilip Kumar Mandal landed in Ludhiana as an 18-year-old in 1981 with Rs 2 in his pocket. He came from Purnia in Bihar and wanted to make a new life in Ludhiana. Unlike many other migrants he came alone and was not brought there by a contractor, a relative or a village mate. With no money or resources, he slept at the city railway station. 30 years...