Title: Women in the Politics of Himachal Pradesh : An Analysis
Abstract: India, the largest democracy of the world and an emerging power of the 21 st century is going to complete its 64 years of independence but the ideals of democracy especially for the women are yet far from being realized. Women in our country are still struggling hard for equal participation in every sphere including the politics. India got its first woman Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi about four decades back in 1966 and its first President, Pratibha Devi Singh Patil in 2007. In this respect, we are atleast ahead of America, where till date, there has been no woman President or Prime Minister in its long history of political democracy. In India, many women have held berths in the Union Council of Ministers and also held important positions of Governors and Chief Ministers in the States. The notable women Chief Ministers who have led their governments successfully include Sucheta Kriplani and Mayavati (UP), Nandini Satyapathi (Orissa), Sashikala Kakodhar (Goa), Saida Anvara Thaimur (Assam), Janki Ram Chandran and J. Jayalalitha (Tamilnadu), Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (Punjab), Rabri Devi (Bihar), Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit (Delhi), Uma Bharti (Madhya Pradesh), Vasundhra Raje Schindhia (Rajasthan) and Mamta Banerjee(West Bengal). The women Governors include Sarojini Naidu (UP), Padmja Naidu (West Bengal), Vijay Laxmi Pandit (Maharashtra), Sharadha Mukerjee and Kumud Ben Joshi (Andhra Pradesh), Jyoti
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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