Monday, July 16, 2007

The Battle Against Corruption

I chanced upon this article in the International Herald Tribune, which details an anti corruption effort in the state of Karnataka.
This is remarkable on many levels. One, it harnesses the power of the internet and the blogosphere, to reach out to as many people as possible. Two, and equally importantly, it helps give a voice to the honest section of the bureaucracy, and throws light on the deep rooted corruption prevalent there, which tends to slip through the cracks, as the focus remains on the politicians.
According to the IHT article, this blog was also inspired by the belief that if the effort was more public, it would prevent a Satyendra Dubey/Manjunath style killing. It seems a bit like wishful thinking to me, but this is really path breaking stuff nevertheless.

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