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'''Parinamika''' is a [[not for profit organisation]] based in | '''Parinamika''' is a [[not for profit organisation]] based in [[India]]. Its primary focus is in encouraging increased awareness of the right to information among Indian citizens.<ref>{{cite news|title=Law students initiate RTI campaign|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1992774.ece|accessdate=8 August 2011|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 May 2011}}</ref> It works with another non-profit organisation based in [[Kolkata]], [[Infocracy India]], on a petition campaign to introduce a chapter on the [[Right to Information Act, 2005]], in the high school syllabus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Law Students NGO Parinamika envisages 'Resulting in Change' through RTI|url=https://barandbench.com/law-students-ngo-parinamika-envisages-resulting-change-through-rti/|publisher= |website=Bar & Bench|date=4 August 2011 |accessdate=3 January 2019 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> It aims to bring more young people into governance.<ref>{{cite web|title=RTI lessons for school children|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/RTI-lessons-for-school-children/articleshow/8209544.cms|publisher= |work=Times of India|author=Ashish Tripathi|date=9 May 2011|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref> Parinamika also conducts national level conferences, where prominent speakers speak on various contemporary topics relating to law. The organisation has entered into agreements with many educational institutions in [[Karnataka]], including institutes of higher education, to introduce the RTI program into the syllabus. | ||
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