Himanshu Jha: Right to Information Act in India by Governance Uncovered

In this episode, we talk to Himanshu Jha - a faculty in the Department of Political Science at South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University, Germany. Himanshu's most recent research explores the processes of institutional change, the Indian State, and bureaucracy.

However, it was Himanshu's recently published book with the Oxford University Press that we spoke to him about. The book is called "Capturing Institutional Change: the Case of the Right to Information Act in India." It examines what RIght to Information actually does, and the history leading up to it. Himanshu further talks about norms of secrecy and openness and the impact that this Act has had on India’s democracy.

Find the book here: https://uni-heidelberg.academia.edu/HimanshuJha/Books