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Ep 317: Rohini Nilekani Pays It Forward

The Seen and the Unseen - hosted by Amit Varma

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Is It a Challenge to the State and Civil Society in a Democracy?

I wish that even people would recognize the value of civil society in a democracy it's absolutely essential and governments around the world seem to have become much more sensitive about dissent. There is no state good enough or powerful enough to be able to reach the first mile where the real vulnerabilities are. I believe that if you start with trust you end up with trust but ifyou start with distrust then it's kind of difficult to get that trust back.

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