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நான் அண்ணா அசாரேவாக இருக்க விரும்பவில்லை - அருந்ததி ராய்

தொலைக்காட்சிகளில் (அண்ணா அசாரே தொடர் பாக) நாம் காண்கின்றவை உண்மையில் ஒரு புரட்சி என்று கூறப்படுமானால், அண் மைக்காலத்தில் நடந்த நிகழ்ச் சிகளுள், அதிக அளவில் அவமானமானதும், புரிந்து கொள்ள முடியாததுமான முதன்மையான நிகழ்ச்சி இதுவேயாகும். அசாரேவின் மக்கள் லோக் பால் சட்டம் குறித்து உங்களுக்கு எத்தகைய கருத்து வேறுபாடு இருந்தாலும் பின்வருவனவற்றை ஆத ரிக்கும் நிலைக்கு நீங்கள் ஆளாக்கப்பட்டிருக்கிறீர்கள். 1. வந்தே மாதரம், 2. பாரத் மாதாகீ ஜே, 3.இந்தியாவே அண்ணா, அண்ணாவே இந்தியா, 4. ஜெய்ஹிந்த்.

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Anna Hazare, Civil Society and the State

By: Sumanta Banerjee

Vol XLVI No.36 September 03, 2011

The Jan Lokpal Bill epitomises the ultimate faith of the ordinary citizens, born out of utter despair, in an omnipotent authority – the Lokpal. But mere legislation cannot bring about reforms, without accompanying mass struggles to get them implemented by the executive agencies and grass roots movements to change social habits. The forces of corruption which are deeply embedded in our society will not give up easily, and are powerful enough to frustrate and resist the provisions of any Lokpal Bill. At the end, the fight against corruption has to be situated in the wider strategy of changing both the economic model of development and the social culture, which carry the seeds of corruption.

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POLICYMAKING: FUNDING AGENCIES

Flowing The Way Of Their Money

Do agencies like the Ford Foundation push their own agenda through the NGOs they support?

LOLA NAYAR Outlook, Sep 19, 2011

It’s often said, tongue in cheek, that India’s “shadow” government works out of the nondescript, low-slung buildings abutting the Lodhi Garden in Delhi. That’s partly hubris, but it also stems from being close to the centre of power. This rarefied zone houses powerful “cultural” institutions like the India International Centre, as well as a host of global multilateral agencies and think-tanks. Things get done here discreetly, sans any fanfare. Which is why there is a faint air of disquiet at the spotlight on Ford Foundation, whose headquarters are across the road from IIC.

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Filling a vacuum

Frontline - Volume 28 - Issue 19 :: Sep. 10-23, 2011

VENKITESH RAMAKRISHNAN
The falling credibility of the political class has helped NGOs to play an increasing role in setting social agendas.
RANJEET KUMAR

Members of India Against Corruption demonstrating against Anna Hazare's arrest, in Patna on August 16.

In the realms of both academics and activism, civil society or non-governmental organisations are broadly classified into two categories. The first category is that of operational NGOs implementing programmes and carrying out tasks with the professed and distinct aim of improving services on the ground. The range of services addressed by these NGOs includes poverty alleviation, protection of human rights, environmental concerns, empowerment and gender equity. In other words, operational NGOs essentially focus on “relieving the suffering, promoting interests of the poor, protecting the environment, providing basic social services, and undertaking community development”. The second category is that of advocacy NGOs, which advance objectives of social and political agenda-setting, negotiation for the same and monitoring the implementation, enforcement and non-compliance of governance policies. In the process, advocacy NGOs give voice to, mobilise, and represent varied social and political interests or concerns, including that of different segments of the population. These interventions have taken place at the local, national and international levels.