Past Issue

WINTER ISSUE / DECEMBER 2010

Theme: Right to Information: New Frontiers of Democracy

Contents

EDITORIAL

Articles

1. TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION DISSENMONATION AMONG THE SANTALS – by Dr. Arun Ghosh

2. INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY –
   by Dr. Ruma Chatterjee

3. RTI AND BEYOND - by Dr. Manas Pratim Das
   
   
4. LIMITATIONS OF THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005 - by Priyanka Jana
   
   
5. RTI- THE RIGHT TO FIGHT AND THE FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT - by Dr. Y Prabhanjan Kumar Yadav
   
   
6. RIGHT TO INFORMATION AS A TOOL TO PROMOTE AND STRENGHTEN DEMOCRACY – by Dr. Padma Rani
   
   
7. RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE ACTS : AN ATTEMPT TOWARDS MORE ACCOUNTABLE AND TRANSPARENT GOVERNANCE –
   by Jhilam RoyChowdhury
   
   
8. EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE USE OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION: A CASE STUDY ON THE JOINT FOREST MANAGEMENT – by Srabani Roy
   
   
9. FORMATION OF KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY AND RTI: A REVIEW AND A VIEW-
   by S.K.Kashyap, Shreena Keshwani and Gaurav Papnai

Students' Research

1. SCOPE OF RTI TOWARDS ENSURING AN ACCOUNTABLE PANCHAYAT SYSTEM -
   by Sreejaya Chatterjee

2. DOES RIGHT TO PRIVACY EXEMPT RIGHT TO KNOW? A CASE STUDY IN INDIAN CONTEXT – by Devmalya Chakraborty

Commentaries

1. RIGHT TO INFORMATION: AN IMPORTANT TOOL OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND STRONG DEMOCRACY – by Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari
   
   
2. DEMOCRATIC NEED OF RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT IN INDIA – by Mr. Subhrajyoti Kundu
   
   
3. MILES TO GO: EFFECTIVENESS OF RTI FOR WOMEN- by Madhupa Bakshi & Manali Bhattacharya
   
   
4. RIGHT TO INFORMATION IN STRENGTHENING PARTICIPATORY DEMOCRACY –
   by P. Chandra Sekhar
   
   
5. LINKED BY THE NETWORKS –by Shikha Mukerjee

Book Reviews

1. MEDIA FREEDOM: INTROSPECTING ITS STATUS - Review by Santwan Chattopadhyay
   

2. ACCESS AND DESSIMINATION OF INFORMATION: FORM CIVIL SOCIETY TO CORPORATE WORLD – Review by Dr. P.K.Bandyopadhyay

Documents

1. THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2005: INDIA
   
   
2. THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2009: BANGLADESH
   
   
3. UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, 1948: UNITED NATIONS
   
   
4. RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT, 2007: NEPAL
   
   
5. LAW ON ACCESS TO INFORMATION, 2009: VIETNAM
   
   
6. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN’S ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR TRANSPARENCY AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION, 2000
   
   
7. THE OFFICIAL FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT, 2001: SRI LANKA
   
   
8. REPORT ON INFORMATION ACCESS AND MEDIA AND INFORMATION LITERACY, 2010: BHUTAN
   
   
9. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE: INFORMATION ACCESS GUIDE: 2010
   
   
10. FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND THE MEDIA IN SINGAPORE: 2005
    
    
11. THE WORLD’S FIRST FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: 1766