We can justly take pride in the fact that India has remained a democracy during all the sixty six years of her existence as an independent nation, Indira Gandhi's brief flirtation with authoritarianism during the Emergency notwithstanding. Not many of the new democracies in the world can boast of such a consistent track record. As for the countries in our immediate neighbourhood, the less said, the better. However, it will have to be admitted that there have been, and continue to be, seri... Read More

- Exploring New Paradigms in Self Governance October 27, 2012 Background Note     "A government is…the most dangerous organization possible, especially when it is entrusted with military power. "In the widest sense the government, including capitalists and the Press, is nothing but an organization which places the greater part of the people in the power of a smaller part who dominate them. That smaller part is subject to a yet smaller part, that ... Read More

We can justly take pride in the fact that India has remained a democracy during all the sixty six years of her existence as an independent nation, Indira Gandhi's brief flirtation with authoritarianism during the Emergency notwithstanding. Not many of the new democracies in the world can boast of such a consistent track record. As for the countries in our immediate neighbourhood, the less said, the better. However, it will have to be admitted that there have been, and continue to be, seri... Read More

- Exploring New Paradigms in Self Governance October 27, 2012 Extracts of presentations Session I India's Civilisational Legacy of Self Governance and its Relevance Chair: Prof. Madhu Kishwar Prof. Madhu Kishwar: Today's symposium deals with `India's Civilizational Legacy of Self Governance and its Relevance'. When India won its independence, very few people in the world expected democracy to survive here. They thought that democracy, a polity designed for ... Read More

As promised in the last issue of the journal, we are presenting here a recapitulation of the activities of Common Cause and the significant developments in its various initiatives during the period from August 6 to September 16, 2013, as this issue goes to the press. - Editor I. Public interest litigation a. New interventions i. News broadcast by private radio stations We had reported earlier that the Society had addressed a letter to the Minister of Information & Broadca... Read More

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Under the Rules & Regulations of COMMON CAUSE as amended by the Governing Council on March 8, 2007, The membership of the Society is open to individuals irrespective of caste, creed or community. Organisations, which were members of the Society as on March 8, 2007, shall henceforth be Honorary members without voting rights. The membership fee for new Individual members (with voting rights) is Rs.500/- for one year and Rs.2,500/- for life. New Ass... Read More