During the independence struggle, morchas fuelled mass movements. In the 80s, staging dharna a la patkar was a form of popular option. Now the Indian grassroots movement has moved to Public Hearings as the preferred mode of campaigning. Jan sunvayi, pani panchayat, anna panchayat--call them by any name, these for a use the ultimate democratic weapon of public debate. Witness any of these hearings and you'd come sot the conclusion people here fare better than Indian parliamentarians.