Category: Perspectives

Pre-Mortem: Imagining How Zen Citizen Can Fail and What We Can Do to Prevent It

Scaling ambition: From helping a handful of people to igniting a movement When we started Zen Citizen, our goal was simple: to help a handful

We Are Not Anonymous, Just Low-Ego

One of our recent posts was removed by a subreddit moderator with the explanation: ‘This initiative lacks any real names associated with it, and there’s

When a Single Day Drags On: Addressing Delays in Karnataka’s Marriage Registration

We recently published a guide on the marriage registration process in Karnataka. Under Sakala, Karnataka’s implementation of the Right to Services Act, the mandated turnaround

Why We Don’t Name and Shame: A Different Way to Fight Corruption

Recently, an esteemed mentor suggested we add a section to the website where citizens could upload photos or videos to document instances of VIPs misusing

An Experiment That Took on a Life of Its Own

What began as an experiment is now shaping into an open-source model for a single department in one state, that others can adapt across departments,

Why We’ve Chosen to Remain Unregistered and Do Not Seek Funding – For Now

The administrative burden of registration does not seem worth the effort; we operate frugally; we continue to attract volunteers regardless of our size; we want