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Community Development Journal Advance Access published online on June 1, 2009
Community Development Journal, doi:10.1093/cdj/bsp027
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Destroying the culture of secrecy: empowerment and dignity through right to information: case study of MKSS in Rajasthan

Sidharth Sihag and Siddhant Sihag

Address for correspondence: Sidharth Sihag, House Number - 1703, Sector 21, Panchkula, Haryana 134109, India; email: sihag.sidharth{at}gmail.com; and Siddhant Sihag, Room Number-435, National University of Juridical Sciences, 12 L.B. Block, Sector-3, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, Pin- 700098; email: siddhantsihag{at}gmail.com

The article traces out the origins and analyses the movement that led to the enactment of the Right to Information Act, 2005. It holds a mirror to the culture of secrecy pervading the bureaucratic machinery and demonstrates the utility of the Act to usher in an era of accountability with the aid of practical examples. The conceptual framework built by Kant and Shue has been borrowed to argue that right to information is a potent tool for the marginalized communities to secure invaluable democratic space and consequently, move up the social ladder.


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