Comment Pieces

Their winter of discontent

Posted on January 10, 2012

The anti-corruption campaign’s lacklustre performance in Mumbai throws light on its overall shape and form making it imperative for the movement’s… Read more

Parodies of India, ********** and idea of Satyagraha

Posted on January 09, 2012

Ideas never die; they only assume different incarnations to meet the demands of the age we live in. And what is the idea of this decade?  As… Read more

********** Hazare's team seeks your advice

Posted on January 09, 2012

Anna Hazare's Mumbai fast turned out to be quite a damper. The less number of people mobilised and gathered at the venue reflected the point of stagnation… Read more

Why Team ********** lost its way?

Posted on January 09, 2012

The anti-corruption movement was successful in mobilising an unprecedented support from citizens across the nation. It came to be labelled as a mass… Read more

A whistle-blower's journey

Posted on January 06, 2012

A whistle-blower spends 29 days in jail as he seeks information under the Right to Information Act about the various welfare schemes in Buxar. Here… Read more

Rural Rwandan communities fight corruption

Posted on January 06, 2012

In the light of the recent and considerable improvement of Rwanda’s perceived level of corruption as being one of the least corrupt countries… Read more

The four mistakes of Team **********

Posted on January 06, 2012

Anna Hazare’s continued hospitalisation has raised doubts around his future course of action especially with the forthcoming assembly polls.… Read more

Lokpal debate was fixed, not choreographed

Posted on January 05, 2012

The Parliament has failed once again in passing the Lokpal Bill. As this was followed by the regular blame-game politics, it was conveniently described… Read more

What happened at CoSP4?

Posted on January 05, 2012

The UN anti-corruption conference CoSP4 was the largest of its kind to date. The results were disappointing, writes Gillian DellGlobal… Read more

Maharashtra CM shows the right way to fight corruption

Posted on January 05, 2012

Mumbai, a city which is land locked with the real estate prices at sky-high levels, one finds that the incentives of corruption are enormous. As Prithviraj… Read more