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Sarpanch Sahib

By Manjima Bhattacharjya

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About the book

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

Pages: 160

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Manjima Bhattacharjya

MANJIMA BHATTACHARJYA is an independent writer, researcher and consultant with NGOs from across the world. She has a PhD in Sociology from Jawahar Lal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has worked with JAGORI, a Delhi based NGO workin on women’s right and the Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom, INLPF.

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