India China Institute invites you to a discussion with PREM SHANKAR JHA Prem Shankar Jha is a visiting fellow at The India China Institute at The New School and is perhaps the most well-regarded journalist and author writing in India today. He has contributed to The Economist, the New York Times, and the Financial Express. Jha has held the post of economic editor for the Times of India, and is the former editor-in-chief of the Hindustan Times. What are the lessons to be learned from the Anna Hazare movement for the reform of Indian democracy? 2011 has seen civil rights groups take to the streets in pursuit of democracy in three disparate parts of the world. The largest and most successful by far has been the least reported. This is the Indian civil Society’s six-month-long campaign against corruption in the Indian State. A close examination of the origins, development and eventual success of this campaign reminds us of several basic truths about democracy that have been lost sight of in the recent rush to democratize the world WHEN: November 14th, 5-7 pm WHERE: Lang Cafeteria, 65 W. 11th St. Co-sponsored with the Global Studies Department For more information: www.indiachinainstitute.org