Interesting. The summary is that this non profit prints and distributes these things that look like money that they call the "Zero Rupee Note" -- it's like bill with a zero on it. Poor people can give these to corrupt officials to protest the bribes they want.<p>A priori, I would have thought this was worse than pointless, because giving corrupt officials these notes is sort of biting sarcasm. Wouldn't it be better to just say no?<p>Well, according to the article, they work. The reason, agains according to the article, is that officials can potentially get in a lot of trouble for taking bribes, so they are likely to cave to someone who doesn't play ball. The difference between refusal to pay and paying with the fake bill is that the people actually /use/ the fake bill since the perception is that they have the backing of this large non profit, versus them fighting back alone.<p>If the article is accurate, the whole concept is quite interesting.