[Reader-list] reader-list Digest, Vol 47, Issue 54

[Navjyoti]

Six states are going for poll this month. If you are a voter in any the four
states - Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, and Rajasthan, this is your
opportunity to know a little more about the candidates in your constituency.
And if you want to do your own political analysis, there are quite a few
tools to help you design your own queries about the candidates, political
parties and election results, on Empowering India.

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*Liberty Institute *

&

*Centre for Media Studies*



*In partnership with the*

*Friedrich Naumann Stiftung - für die Freiheit*

*Cordially invite you to the launch of*

*Empowering India*

Making democracy meaningful



*www.EmpoweringIndia.org*



by

*Sri T. N. Chaturvedi*

Former Governor of Karnataka

on

27 November 2008

at

India Islamic Cultural Centre

Lodhi Road, New Delhi

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*Programme: 2.30 to 4.30 pm*

Launch of Empowering India:* Shri T. N. Chaturvedi *

Introduction to Empowering India*: Sri Barun Mitra, *Liberty Institute



Commentators:

·         *Dr Ashok Desai*, economist and columnist

·         *Shri T. S. Krishnamurthy*, former Chief Election Commissioner of
India

·         *Dr N. Bhaskar Rao*, Centre for Media Studies







RSVP:

*Liberty Institute*, New Delhi

Tel: 011-28031309

Email: <EmpoweringIndiaMail at gmail.com>
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*Empowering India *



Active citizenship is central to democratic governance. While freedom to
vote is fundamental, on average only about half of those eligible actually
cast their vote. However, freedom to vote also includes the freedom to
exercise the right not to vote. Empowering India seeks to empower the
citizens with information, encourages them to cherish their political
freedom, and urges them to exercise their democratic rights meaningfully.
Towards that goal, Empowering India website has information about elections
and affidavits filed by candidates during state assembly and parliament
election. We are also working to include information about constituencies
and performance indicators of legislators.



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*Making Democracy Meaningful *

Empowering India is an initiative of Liberty Institute, an independent,
non-profit, public policy research and awareness organisation based in New
Delhi. We believe politics is not only a necessary function in an open and
democratic society, but must also be seen as a noble profession. Empowering
India was born in an attempt to understand when and how good policies make
good politics. Our key objectives are the following:



   - Encourage voters to make informed choice during elections;
   - Promote transparency and accountability;
   - Stimulate good governance;
   - Monitor performance of elected representatives;
   - Improve understanding of the democratic processes;
   - Nurture a dialogue between citizens and political activists;
   - Foster a rational discourse on public policy issues.









Contact us at the following address.

*Liberty Institute *

Julian L. Simon Centre

C-4/8, Sahyadri

Plot 5, Sector 12, Dwarka

New Delhi 110078

Email: <EmpoweringIndiaMail at gmail.com>

Telefax: +91-11-28031309

www.EmpoweringIndia.org <http://www.empoweringindia.org/>

www.InDefenceofLiberty.org <http://www.indefenceofliberty.org/>







With the support of

*Friedrich Naumann Stiftung - für die Freiheit (FNF)*



FNF is the foundation for liberal politics. The Foundation currently works
in some sixty different countries around the world – to promote ideas on
liberty and strategies for freedom. Our instruments are civic education,
political consultancy and political dialogue.

www.southasia.fnst.org

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