Civil Society: Counter-evolutionary role

The term 'civil society' is being freely used these days in connection with the 'lokpal' discourse.  We need to go back to the term as used by Italian Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, who first used it in his seminal work Prison Notebooks. Gramsci's 'civil society' comprises all related stories Lokpal bill tabled, protests inside and outside House 'private' organisations, which are distinct from processes of production and from public apparati of the State.

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