Who is to blame for Bihar's fake toppers?
Ruby Rai, Bihar's Fake Topper Arrested Who doesn't like to be famous and be interviewed by the press, TV channels, etc? When the TV camera arrived at house of Miss. Ruby Roy, a 17-year old teenager, she probably was thrilled. Little did she know that this little chat with the TV channel will change her life. After being declared the topper in Political Science stream in the entire state of Bihar in the recently concluded exams, the TV camera called knocking at her door. But in her now famous TV interview she failed to answer some of the basic questions about the subject stream she had aced. For example, Political Science, she said teaches cooking. This two minutes of fame meant that her results, along with many others', were invalidated. It exposed a deep-rooted corruption in education in Bihar which resulted in many, including Miss Roy being charged of criminal offenses and arrested. That's a quick turnaround in the life of a 17-year old. But this rais