Support from Eminent Citizens

Eminent Citizens endorse the first 100 Charters

Mohini Giri – Founding Chairperson of the National Women’s Commission

“This is what I have been dreaming over the last 40 years of my work and through this effort we can achieve this dream to bring people closer to democracy,”

Gauhar Raza – Film maker and scientist

“We are on the brink of one of the biggest movements seen in post-independence India. There is a need to rekindle the dream of a plural India and this effort finally makes it possible for hundreds of thousands of voices across the country heard.”

Colin Gonsalves – Human Rights Lawyer

Mr Gonsalves has highlighted the importance of the demands that have emerged in reinforcing the priorities such as the Right to Food and Protection against Torture. “The charters reflect what is uppermost in the minds of the people across the country and validate the efforts being made to protect and ensure the rights of the most marginalized in the country.”