TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gupta, Alok Kumar
AU  - Bhandari, Asha
TI  - Women's political participation: Researching the past and designing the future
SN  - 9788172735449
U1  - 324.3 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Delhi
PB  - Author press
KW  - Women -- Political activity -- India
KW  - Women -- Political activity
N1  - 21
1. Women Empowerment through Equal Political
Participation: A Global Perspective with Special
Reference to India
—Anand Mathur
2. Women's Statu^nd Political Participation: The
South Asian Perspective
—Alok Kumar Gupta
3. Political Philosophy of Women's Political
Participation
—Alok Kumar Gupta & Geetanjali Sharma
4. From Emancipation to Empowerment: A Historical
Perspective about Women's Political Participation 39
—Om Prakash
5. Political Participation of Women in Ancient India:
With Special Reference to Kalhan's Rajtarangini 59
—Manorama Upadhijaya & Jagruti Upadhyaya
6. Role of Women in Indian Politics: Constitutional
Provisions
—Shubhadha Pednekar & Baserat Fatima
7. Constitutional 73"^ Amendment: Instrument of
Political Empowerment of Women
—Mushtaq Ahmad
83
8. Political Participation of Women: Issues and
Challenges 91
—Nirupma Prakash
9. Representation of Women in Indian Parliament:
Dichotomy of Gender Equality and Gender Bias 105
—Asha Bhandari, Iswarya Balakrishnan &
Sindhu V. Reddy
10. Political Participation of Women in Panchayati Raj
Institutions: Understanding the Quantity-Quality
Relations 123
—Asha Bhandari
11. Affirmative Action and Reservations for Women
in Legislature 143
—Amar Pal Singh
12. Enhancing Political Participation through Women
Empowerment: Role of Legislature 159
—Abhilasha Kataria, Saumya Sharma &
Prateek Bhattacharya
13. Legislature as a Tool to Enhance Women's
Political Participation: Need to Rethink Proper
Implementation 177
— Geetanjali Sharma & Pradnya Satish Talekar Patil
14. Growth of Women Organisations in Villages: Its
Impact on Political Consciousness and Participation 187
—Aman
15. Political Participation of Women in India 197
—Kamla Kumari
16. Institutional Mechanisms to Enhance Women's
Political Participation in India 211
—Nayantika R. and Shreya Garg
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