Indian activist Anna Hazare says he will begin a new hunger strike on Tuesday in protest against a new anti-corruption law which he and other campaigners say does not go far enough. The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder visited the western Indian village of Ralegan Siddhi to find out more about a movement that is unsettling the government.
Ralegan Siddhi is perched on the hills of the western Indian state of Maharashtra, a small, immaculate village surrounded by lush green vegetation.
In the main village square, groups of elderly men sit around sipping tea and discussing the day's news.
It is an idyllic scene not unlike that found in villages across this country of 1.2 billion people.
But the tranquillity is shattered by an event that is taking place just a short distance away, next to a Hindu temple and under the shade of an enormous, ancient banyan tree.
A small-built man in his seventies, dressed in white cotton and with a white cap perched on his head, is addressing an impromptu news conference, surrounded by a gaggle of journalists, television cameras and microphones.Source- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14525537
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