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Life Histories of Women Panchayat Sarpanches from Haryana, India : From the Margins to the Center.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lawrence, Pareena.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Political activity--India--Haryana.
- Women.
- Panchayat--India--Haryana.
- Panchayat.
- Women mayors--India--Haryana--Biography.
- Women mayors.
- Women--India--Haryana--Social conditions.
- Women--Political activity.
- Women--Social conditions.
- India--Haryana.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (186 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
- 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 upon their journey. Ten elected women Sarpanches share their stories about their lives, from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. Their life histories address the following questions: Who are these women who agreed to run for a reserved seat in the elections? What motivated them? Why were they asked to run? What barriers do they face? Do they feel they are making a difference? Indeed, these stories reflect the lived realities of the women impacted by the changes in legislation." -- Back cover.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-7383-7
- OCLC:
- 991595918
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