Abstract
Although an established concept in political philosophy, the term civil society entered public discourse in India almost abruptly with the rise of the Anna Hazare–led anticorruption movement. Until recently, people who belonged to what is today called civil society did not see themselves as civil society. The terms used were NGOs, voluntary associations, micro-movements, grass-roots organizations, social movements and so on. The term civil society was rarely used though the phenomenon, which is today identified as civil society, was there. The media and the Internet have particularized this term to refer to Anna Hazare’s anticorruption movement.
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