Anna Hazare & War On Corruption
In the past few days, we are inundated with the coverage of the protests led by Anna Hazaare. First it was the positive coverage, lack of government's appropriate response, solidarity extended by various individuals, among others. Later, the celebration of the victory, its hailing, etc. Last heard, the controversies surrounding the members. It is not apt for me to go on these topics bit by bit. I shall instead focus of the prime aspects of the circumstances that led to this mammoth show of public angst in this movement. Recently one of my friends has asked me who this Anna Hazare is? He said he came to know of this man only after he sat on hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. He is absolutely fine with his question. Though I dare not to say that I too am in the similar situation, it would not be proper to tell that I knew all about this legend. To my memory, atleast in a couple of occasions, this one-man movement called Anna Hazare had caught my attention in the past. All I knew about...