A common held middle-class view is that villagers tend towards lethargy and complacency, and are not driven by an impetus for change. However, this myth far from corresponds to reality, which reveals that, when provided a conductive platform, villagers can be highly outspoken and articulate about their grievances and demands. A recent public hearing and grievance redress camp held in Bharatpur, Rajasthan,... 

Sourced from the Hindu, October 2, 2010 The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which has revitalised the rural landscape across the country, stands diminished in the land of its birth, Rajasthan, hijacked and held to ransom by vested interests and stripped of its backbone of an open social audit. As the Andhra experience has shown, there is one ingredient that can bring...