<div class="gmail_quote">India Against Corruption (IAC) and The Boston South Asia Center present<br>
<br>
A Talk titled<br>
<br>
A Constructive Challenge to the Political Class<br>
by<br>
Prof. Anand Kumar<br>
Co-Founder and Executive Member of Aam Aadmi Party<br>
(The Common People's Party), India<br>
Professor, Centre for the Study of Social Systems,<br>
Jawaharlal Nehru Unversity (JNU), New Delhi, India<br>
<br>
Where - Room 3-270 MIT<br>
77 Mass. Ave Cambridge MA 02139<br>
[Enter from main building]<br>
<a href="http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=3" target="_blank">http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=3</a><br>
<br>
When - Sun Apr 7 4:30-6:30PM<br>
<br>
The increasing nepotism and corruptibility of the present-day political<br>
elite makes them uninspiring, while the lack of transparency and the<br>
opportunism of the older parties have also contributed to distancing them<br>
from the people. This is a major crisis of democracy and it has created<br>
space for the rise of new leaders with integrity and of party organizations<br>
with commitment beyond their vote bank.<br>
<br>
Aam Admi Party (The Common People's Party), the new party in India, has the<br>
prospect of widening, deepening and strengthening the movement against<br>
corruption by “walking on two legs” – active citizenship-based multilayered<br>
initiatives for basic reforms and voter-oriented political organization for<br>
electoral intervention. Prof. Anand Kumar will address the ideas involved<br>
in creating this new political formation.<br>
<br>
Facebook event - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/351136228324117/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/events/351136228324117/</a><br>
<br>
The Aam Admi Party - <a href="http://aamaadmiparty.org/" target="_blank">http://aamaadmiparty.org/</a><br>
IAC Boston - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/iacboston" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/iacboston</a><br>
Boston South Asia Center - <a href="http://southasians.us/" target="_blank">http://southasians.us/</a><br>
<br>
**Free and Open to all**<br>
<br clear="all"></div><br>-- <br>"The woods are lovely, dark and deep"<br><br><br>