On April 21, 2010, a macabre incident of caste violence in Mirchpur, Haryana shocked the Indian public at large. A mob of 97 people, primarily members of the dominant Jat community, torched several Da.....

Social Audits are now widely accepted as an important mechanism to address corruption and strengthen accountability in government service delivery. The process took root with the launch of the Nationa.....

Public discourse in India has been dominated by a heated debate on how to address the endemic corruption in India’s public institutions. The agitation for the Lok Pal bill and the ensuing discussion.....

How does a hierarchical, top-down state respond to efforts to become directly accountable to its citizens? This paper analyses this question through India’s experience with implementing social au.....