DNA: Mumbai: Monday, December 28, 2015.
Narayan Varma
may be an unknown name to many in the city, but in the activists' circle, he
was the man who made the Right To Information (RTI) Act popular by ways of
personal participation, getting together activists, creating various platforms
for propagation of the Act and helping out financially.
The
83-year-old passed away due to brain hemorrhage on Thursday night. Hundreds
gathered at the Yashwatrao Chavan Centre on Sunday to pay rich tributes and
recollect Varma's contributions in the last 10 years. "It was he who came
up with the idea of starting an RTI clinic at the Public Concern for Governance
Trust, our NGO. Being a resourceful man, he then played a role in such clinics
being opened at Bombay Chartered Accountants' Society and the Indian Merchants
Chambers," said RTI activist S K Nangia.
Former
central information commissioner, Shailesh Gandhi said Varma, who had published
three books on the RTI Act, had a deep impact on his life.
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