Zero rupee: In India, a Bribe-busting Bill

In India, where corruption costs the public and private sectors millions of dollars a year, demands for petty bribes are frequently signaled in code: ”Take care of me” or, for a two-note handout, ”Make Gandhi smile twice.” Illegal demands by police and bureaucrats are ”deeply ingrained in the culture,” says anti-corruption crusader Vijay Anand, and are “taken as the norm.”