The decline in public life hasn’t come overnight. Corruption and money have been casting a lengthening shadow. It has been increasingly difficult to bring into office representatives who are ready to address the real needs of the country and have a progressive and efficient vision for India. Now we seem to be touching a new low.
In their columns in this issue, Sanjaya Baru and Kiran Karnik raise concerns that should not be wished away. India can’t hope to prosper as an amoral nation. Over the years, this magazine has highlighted the cracks in the system. As we see them widening, we remember the late Jagdeep Chhokar of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) whose many columns and interviews here in Civil Society frankly pointed out the impending peril.