I guess this recent piece of reportage of mine, for the New York Times – India Ink, falls in the “Other Things” category of this blog. Though it does chronicle how the formidable Patrika newspaper is using Public Interest Litigation and Right to Information Petitions as part of its activist arsenal.
Activism (legal and otherwise) of the Hindi newspaper, Patrika
Further reading
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