About two decades ago, a grassroots movement in the backward area of Beawar in Rajasthan led to the formation of the Right to Information Act in 2005. In the lead-up to the landmark legislation aimed at countering corruption, activists Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, and Shankar Singh led a sit-in protest of over 40 days under the banner of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan.
