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| Legal papers alleging plagiarism have been filed against Kejriwal. The claim is that 80 per cent of the book are from "Bharatiya Raj Vyawastha" a book written by Ajay Pal Nagar that was published in February 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/plagiarism-case-filed-against-kejriwal.html|title=Plagiarism case filed against Arvind Kejriwal |date=30 January 2014 |publisher=Daily Pioneer |first=Anup |last=Verma |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> | Legal papers alleging plagiarism have been filed against Kejriwal. The claim is that 80 per cent of the book are from "Bharatiya Raj Vyawastha" a book written by Ajay Pal Nagar that was published in February 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/city/plagiarism-case-filed-against-kejriwal.html|title=Plagiarism case filed against Arvind Kejriwal |date=30 January 2014 |publisher=Daily Pioneer |first=Anup |last=Verma |accessdate=1 February 2014}}</ref> | ||
| Interestingly no media organization seems to have examined the two books side by side. A comparative analysis posted on a blog, otherwise a violently critical of Kejriwal and his party the AAP, (search "Sabhlokcity", Kejriwal, The claim of plagiarism cannot be sustained") rubbishes Ajay Pal Nagar's claims. In an interview on Zee News (visible on Youtube), Nagar himself, though calling it "80% word to word copy" cites no sentence or paragraph identical in both books, mentioning only a series of concerns - "ration dealers, naxalism, village panchayat corruption, public referendum, and VIP culture") common to both books, asserting this could not be a coincidence. An AAP spokesman Dubey retorts that thoughts in "Swaraj" have regularly been discussed and published earlier, before being systematized in "Swaraj". The TV channel organizing the media duel does not show any sentence of the two books side by side to enable any conclusion, and only on to mention other celebrities who had to apologize after plagiarism. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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 Cover page of 2012 print by Harper Collins India. | |
| Author | Arvind Kejriwal and others |
|---|---|
| Language | Hindi, English, Malayalam, Marathi |
| Subject | Politics |
| Genre | Democratic framework of India |
| Publication date | 2012 (HarperCollins) |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 80 |
| ISBN | ISBN 9788172237677 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
Swaraj is a 2012 book by the Indian social activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, who credits several people with writing it. Published in several languages, including English, Hindi and Malayalam, the book questions the existing democratic framework in India and proposes a way how the people of India can achieve true Swaraj (self-rule).
About the book
Arvind Kejriwal announced in September 2011 that he and others had completed the writing of Swaraj. It was published by HarperCollins and was launched on 29 July 2012 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. At the time of launch, Kejriwal said "The book highlights the shortcomings of the current model of centralised governance and explains how the real rule of the people can be brought about." He also said that he would not be earning any royalty from its sale as he wants to reach as many people as possible. Anti-corruption activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare wrote the foreword for the book.
The book has been translated to other Indian languages, such as Oriya.
Plagiarism
Legal papers alleging plagiarism have been filed against Kejriwal. The claim is that 80 per cent of the book are from "Bharatiya Raj Vyawastha" a book written by Ajay Pal Nagar that was published in February 2012. Interestingly no media organization seems to have examined the two books side by side. A comparative analysis posted on a blog, otherwise a violently critical of Kejriwal and his party the AAP, (search "Sabhlokcity", Kejriwal, The claim of plagiarism cannot be sustained") rubbishes Ajay Pal Nagar's claims. In an interview on Zee News (visible on Youtube), Nagar himself, though calling it "80% word to word copy" cites no sentence or paragraph identical in both books, mentioning only a series of concerns - "ration dealers, naxalism, village panchayat corruption, public referendum, and VIP culture") common to both books, asserting this could not be a coincidence. An AAP spokesman Dubey retorts that thoughts in "Swaraj" have regularly been discussed and published earlier, before being systematized in "Swaraj". The TV channel organizing the media duel does not show any sentence of the two books side by side to enable any conclusion, and only on to mention other celebrities who had to apologize after plagiarism.
References
- Sivanand, Mohan (3 September 2011). "Arvind Kejriwal's Quest for Change". Reader's Digest. Retrieved 4 February 2014.
- ^ "Arvind Kejriwal launches book on Team Anna's 'struggle' : North, News - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- PNS (16 April 2013). "SELF-SACRIFICE CAN BRING REAL SWARAJ'". The Pioneer. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- Verma, Anup (30 January 2014). "Plagiarism case filed against Arvind Kejriwal". Daily Pioneer. Retrieved 1 February 2014.