Sanjay Sahni was living an ?araam ki zindagi? in Delhi, working as an electrician, until a chance encounter with a computer sent him hurtling into the labyrinth that is the NREGA (and the corruption within), one of the world?s largest rural poverty alleviation programmes. It led him back to his village, where eventually, he and his comrades?primarily women, mostly from the Dalit and most backward castes?formed the anti-corruption group, Manrega Watch. Their tale is one strand of village politics, a story of resilience among citizens, those outside the system.