“It seems that nature has at man’s birth fixed the bounds of his virtues and vices.” —François de La Rochefoucauld The idle monologue of an unconvinced surveyor. Certain countries have taken the fight against corruption quite seriously. Jagat Ram, a mid-level official at the Delhi Jal Board (the water commission of Delhi), is amongst those who are directly affected. Bengal’s Derrida, Sukanta Sarkar (alias: Sukantada), who had once suggested minor...