In Indian democracy, we often look up — to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister, the Member of Parliament — hoping they will solve our daily problems. But the clogged drain, the unlit street, the broken footpath, the missing garbage truck — all live at ground level. And so does the person responsible: your Corporator.
Yet, if you ask the average urban citizen: "Who is your Corporator?" — they will likely fumble, laugh, or admit ignorance.
This book was born from that silence.
Democracy doesn’t break down only through tyranny; sometimes it dies through ignorance and indifference. We speak of corruption in high offices but forget that the first bribe often changes hands at the local level — in the ward office, through a corporator’s contractor, or during a slum rehabilitation survey.
This is not a book of outrage. It is a mirror.
"Know Your Corporator" is not about pointing fingers — it's about pointing torches. It is for the citizen who wants to move from complaint to change. For the student who wants to understand politics beyond TV debates. For the activist who knows that revolution begins on the street — not on the screen.