Paradoxes of Jharkhand

One of famous paradox is often talked in case of Jharkhand, namely, “resource curse” or “poverty in plenty” or “wealth paradox”. However, the state resembles other paradoxes which are not widely recognised in academia. The present paper outlines the other paradoxes prevailing in the state with empirical evidence relating institutional bottlenecks, industrialisation, energy consumption, irrigation, migration, public policies, and academia. These paradoxes are the symptoms of historical regressive economic policies from colonial era to the successive governments in post-independent era, and of mainstream academia. The breaking of these paradoxes requires major policy shifts not only from the governments but also other stakeholders, like academicians, media etc., towards how they diagnose the issues of the state and advocate development policies.