Transformative Politics
@article{Sharma1998TransformativeP,
title={Transformative Politics},
author={Kanhaiyalal Sharma},
journal={Indian Journal of Gender Studies},
year={1998},
volume={5},
pages={23 - 47}
}
This article explores how affirmative actions to increase the political representation of women in India have been translated into actual practice. The introduction defines the issue and notes that the struggle of Indian women involves a wide spectrum of issues and that, while there was scant controversy over the enactment of the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments that reserved a third of seats for women in local governing bodies, the 81st Constitutional Amendment, which attempted to do… CONTINUE READING
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