Colour is invariably connected with light. Leela has taken pains to delineate the qualities of colour, its role in our daily life and its all pervading nature. It is difficult to think of an object without colour. Any object we see presents itself in its characteristic shape, size and colour. Our world view is a result of the objects - living and non-living - as well as the space containing them. This book that highlights several aspects of colour is literally a work on the world of colours. This book is a small effort to assist public officials in discharging their responsibilities as information providers. to assist information seekers but not information providers. There are hundreds of books, guides, articles etc. Lack of staff, inadequate record room facilities and absence of proper guidance notes have led to an imbalance between the demand and supply side of information. Secondly, the officials are yet to be trained and empowered to implement the Act effectively.
Though the RTI Act has come into force from 12th October 2005, the infrastructure required to implement the Act is not in place. The demand for information from the citizens has made the public officials to have a re-look at the functioning of their institutions, the record management system and also their decision making process. Within six years of its enactment, the RTI Act has had significant effect on the workiing of public institutions. The Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 is one of the most effective pieces of legislation of post-independent India.