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October 18, 2006: Arvind's Interview with Chicago Public Radio |
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Arvind Kejriwal spoke on Chicago Public Radio in the Worldview section on October 18, 2006 Corruption in India—A Movement for Government Accountability Arvind Kejriwal—Founder, Parivartan, an anti-corruption organization in organization in New Delhi, India Listen to the entire interview http://audio.wbez.org/wv/2006/10/wv_20061018c.m3u Arvind summarizing his trip talks about the effect of the interview on CPR ".... I would end by narrating an incident, which happened during this trip and which really moved me. At the request of Mr. Rao Chalsani, NPR Chicago interviewed me. I received several e-mail's from people after this interview. They were amazed to hear about the power of RTI. One Chicago based woman wrote to me wanting to donate one lakh rupees to Parivartan out of her salary. I wrote back to her giving my cell no. She called back. She and her husband spoke to me for almost an hour. Both of them were emotionally choked and wanted to make a personal gift of one lakh rupees to me. I told them that I don't need money myself and they could donate it to Parivartan, which finally they agreed to do. ...."
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Last Updated ( Friday, 22 June 2007 )
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