Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One; Chapter Two; i) Kalobai: A Mother and a Sarpanch; ii) Kanta Devi: A Reformer at Heart; iii) Shanti Devi (1): Challenging Life; iv) Bala Devi: Education Improves Women's Lives; v) Kamlesh: If I Were the Prime Minister; vi) Shashi Bala: We Got the Toilets Made; vii) Kulpati: Sarpanch is for Educated People; viii) Raj Rani: Motherhood; ix) Kishni Devi: Life Lived Simply; x) Shanti Devi (2): Life is Fine Though; Conclusion; Appendix; Glossary
Summary
This volume represents a collection of life histories of women who live in rural Haryana. It looks at the impact of the 73rd Amendment to India's constitution, which introduced reservations in the political arena for women. The Panchayati Raj Act of 1992 reserved one third of all Sarpanch positions for women, and granted constitutional status to the Panchayat system, outlining its specific functions and jurisdiction. This book enhances existing scholarship on the impact of these changes in that it provides the opportunity for women Sarpanches from Haryana to speak for themselves and reflect up
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Notes
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