Sarpanch Sahib : Changing The Face Of India
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
| Author: | Manjima Bhattacharjya | ISBN: | 9789350294567 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers India | Publication: | September 25, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins | Language: | English |
| Author: | Manjima Bhattacharjya |
| ISBN: | 9789350294567 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers India |
| Publication: | September 25, 2009 |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins |
| Language: | English |
The book talks about seven gutsy women in seven far flung villages of India: Deepanjali, the adivasi graduate sarpanch treading new waters in Kalahandi; Chinapappa, the non-literate panchayat president in Tamil Nadu making education accessible to children; Sunita, struggling against a corrupt system in Madhya Pradesh; Maya, comingg to terms with sudden electoral defeat in the hills of Uttarakhand; Maloti, finding innovative ways of governing her constituencies in tea estate in Assam; Veena Devi, young widow and seasoned politician, navigating the criminalized politics in Bihar; and Kenchamma, the first Dalit woman president of Tarikere panchayat in Karnataka
The book talks about seven gutsy women in seven far flung villages of India: Deepanjali, the adivasi graduate sarpanch treading new waters in Kalahandi; Chinapappa, the non-literate panchayat president in Tamil Nadu making education accessible to children; Sunita, struggling against a corrupt system in Madhya Pradesh; Maya, comingg to terms with sudden electoral defeat in the hills of Uttarakhand; Maloti, finding innovative ways of governing her constituencies in tea estate in Assam; Veena Devi, young widow and seasoned politician, navigating the criminalized politics in Bihar; and Kenchamma, the first Dalit woman president of Tarikere panchayat in Karnataka
