The Rights and Wrongs of It: The Right to Information – Bhabesh Das & Rajiv K. Bhattacharyya

The Rights and Wrongs of It: The Right to Information

🔹 Editors: Bhabesh Das & Rajiv K. Bhattacharyya

🔹 Publisher: Ganfgchil

🔹 Edition: First Edition, 2007

🔹 Binding: Hardcover

🔹 Pages: 544

🔹 Size: 5.7 × 1.2 × 8.5 inches

The Rights and Wrongs of It: The Right to Information examines one of the most important developments in modern democratic governance: the public’s ability to access information held by institutions and authorities. Edited by Bhabesh Das and Rajiv K. Bhattacharyya, the volume considers the broader implications of information access and the responsibilities that accompany greater transparency in public life.

The Right to Information is closely connected to fundamental principles of democracy. Access to public information can help citizens understand how decisions are made, how institutions function, and how public resources are administered. By placing information within the reach of ordinary citizens, transparency can strengthen public participation and encourage greater accountability among institutions and officials.

This book is particularly valuable in the context of India, where the development of information rights represented an important step in the evolution of participatory democracy and public administration. The work provides readers with an opportunity to consider the relationship between citizens and government, while exploring the practical, ethical, and institutional questions surrounding access to official information.

The title itself—The Rights and Wrongs of It—suggests a broader examination of both the possibilities and challenges associated with information rights. The question is not simply whether citizens should have access to information, but also how information should be obtained, interpreted, shared, protected, and used responsibly. Issues surrounding privacy, institutional responsibility, transparency, accountability, and the public interest form important parts of the wider debate.

With its extensive 544 pages, the volume offers considerably more depth than a brief introduction to the subject. It is suitable for students, researchers, journalists, lawyers, academics, civil society professionals, public administrators, and readers interested in the relationship between information and democratic society.

Published as a First Edition in 2007, this hardcover edition measures 5.7 × 1.2 × 8.5 inches. Its substantial format and detailed treatment of the Right to Information make it a useful reference work for anyone studying Indian democracy, governance, public administration, civil rights, transparency, and contemporary political thought.

• Edited by Bhabesh Das and Rajiv K. Bhattacharyya
• Published by Ganfgchil
• First Edition, 2007
• Hardcover binding
• 544 pages
• Size: 5.7 × 1.2 × 8.5 inches
• Language: English
• Focuses on the Right to Information
• Examines transparency and public accountability
• Relevant to Indian democracy and governance
• Useful for students, researchers, journalists, and academics
• Valuable reference for political and social studies

🔹 Collector’s Note

This First Edition (2007) hardcover of The Rights and Wrongs of It: The Right to Information is a substantial work for readers and collectors interested in Indian governance, democracy, civil rights, and public administration. With 544 pages devoted to the wider significance of information rights, the book provides a valuable record of discussions surrounding transparency and citizen participation in the early years of India’s Right to Information era. Its subject matter makes it particularly relevant to collections focusing on Indian political history, law, governance, and contemporary social thought.