Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Nepal protests
  • Nepal Protests Live
  • Vice-presidential elections
  • iPhone 17
  • IND vs PAK cricket
  • Israel-Hamas war
fp-logo
Why was the corporate sector missing from Binayak's protest?
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
  • Home
  • Blogs
  • Why was the corporate sector missing from Binayak's protest?

Why was the corporate sector missing from Binayak's protest?

Dinesh Narayanan • August 2, 2011, 11:07:16 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

Is it that lending a shoulder to Sen’s fight will indirectly lend credibility to some tribal and development issues that may not exactly be consistent with their corporate interests?

Advertisement
Subscribe Join Us
Add as a preferred source on Google
On
Google
Prefer
Firstpost
Why was the corporate sector missing from Binayak's protest?

Thousands of people across the world would have been elated as Binayak Sen walked out of prison after the Supreme Court granted him bail. I’m talking about the protestors, including the 22 Nobel laureates, who have been fighting for justice for the ‘barefoot’ doctor. [caption id=“attachment_2386” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Indian doctor Binayak Sen is brought to a court in the central Indian city of Raipur. Reuters.”] ![](https://images.firstpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/binayak.jpg) [/caption] The tale of two recent protests is interesting. One, led by Anna Hazare for a Lokpal and the other, to free Binayak Sen. While one was against a deep-rooted malaise in government, the other was for certain rights. Though the action for getting Sen out of prison may seem like a crusade for one man’s liberty, it essentially is a fight for human rights. There were a number of people, ordinary folks as well as civil society activists, who actively participated in both the protests. In fact, the spectrum ranged from tribals living in forests to city-bred intellectuals. Only one major group that not only participated in Anna Hazare’s protest but also funded it substantially was completely absent in the other — the corporate sector. I wonder why human rights should not be a concern for those associated with the sector. Or is it that lending a shoulder to Sen’s fight will indirectly lend credibility to some tribal and development issues that may not exactly be consistent with their corporate interests?

Tags
Anna Hazare Politics Binayak Sen
End of Article
Written by Dinesh Narayanan
Email

An associate editor at Forbes India, Dinesh Narayanan sits in the Capital and surveys all that has to do with the government, economy, policy and politics. see more

Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
End of Article

Top Stories

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Israel targets top Hamas leaders in Doha; Qatar, Iran condemn strike as violation of sovereignty

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Nepal: Oli to continue until new PM is sworn in, nation on edge as all branches of govt torched

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Who is CP Radhakrishnan, India's next vice-president?

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Israel informed US ahead of strikes on Hamas leaders in Doha, says White House

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV