The motto of the meet -- Another World Is Possible -- may not be easily achievable, but the forum did make a sincere effort.
Almost a 100,000 people illustrated the ill-effects of trade liberalisation and growing unemployment and called for more equitable alternatives to the world economic order.
An alternative remains illusive. As an African delegate told the Times of India daily, "But it is not enough to say another world is possible, our challenge is find a way to build it."
The highlight of the closing ceremony was a performance by the classical singer Shubha Mudgal.
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