Sarpanch Sahib

By Manjima Bhattacharjya

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

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 817223905X
• ISBN13: 9788172239053
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"