PRAGOTI

The hunger strike launched by Anna Hazare in Delhi has led to an outpouring of support from all over the country. The agitation for a Jan Lokpal Bill has found support predominantly from the urban middle classes and a substantial section of youth belonging to this strata. There is no doubt that since the first hunger strike launched by Anna Hazare in April, the anti-corruption movement has gained momentum.

When the Anna Hazare story started – back in April, when Anna and his four emerged out of the woodworks with the tall promise of ridding India of corruption – many of us were skeptical of his “movement”. Despite our reservations, legitimate and relevant as they are, the fact is that his campaign managed to tap into a perceptible mass anger against the corrupt practices and malfeasance of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government. [Image courtesy, The Hindu]

On the 20nd of July, 2011, a seminar featuring senior representatives of left parties and the civil society elaborated on length on aspects of corruption and corporate loot that have generally been given less prominence of coverage in media and public debate. The insightful public talk was organised by Anveshan, Centre for Policy Analysis and the Delhi Science Forum. The video recording of the talk is hosted here in the form of a playlist.