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AVM speak - my chance to do more than complain


By Aparna Muralidhar on 14 Nov 2010 in Governance

 (This article was written in January 2010)


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Citizen Ownership in Electoral Reform - B.E.S.T (Bengaluru Electoral System Transformation)


By Aparna Muralidhar on 02 Dec 2010 in Governance

There are 2 ways to address a systemic anomaly - we can pretty things up outwardly so the system looks better than it functions or we can go to the logical beginning and build a strong foundation and then worry about dressing it up. The Bengaluru Electoral System Transformation (B.E.S.T.) project takes the latter approach to address the alarmingly high error rates in our electoral rolls (a baseline survey by Janaagraha pegged the error rate at over 50%).  


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R.I.P. Privacy


By Aparna Muralidhar on 19 Dec 2010 in Governance

It's official - thanks to TIME - the legacy of decade 2000 is reinvention of communication.  Around the globe, people are "collecting" people, and how!


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My Experience with Citizen Participation in Community Service


By Aparna Muralidhar on 04 Jan 2011 in Governance

1.  Citizen participation (like every other kind of participation) begins in the mind, moves to the heart, then manifests in active citizenship. 2.  This translation (from thinking to feeling to doing) will take time - lots of it. 3.  Citizens will only participate on their terms.  Period. 4.  Citizens will participate more readily if they can continue to believe they're not participating. 5.  Those who complain the loudest care the most and can almost always be converted into active citizens.


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Walk like an Egyptian


By Aparna Muralidhar on 04 Feb 2011 in Governance

That could well be the anthem of change for a world that seems to be standing on its head. The Egyptian chant for change is a million-voice din that is begging to be heard above the din. Hosni Mubarak, the current Public Enemy No. 1, represents a malady that has overtaken our world today - a complete breakdown in listening. At every level and in every available space and forum, everyone is talking. Who's listening?


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