India: Copies of the India Today articles of May 1995 on women sarpanchs (village mayors)
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 January 1996 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND22963.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Copies of the India Today articles of May 1995 on women sarpanchs (village mayors), 1 January 1996, IND22963.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca314.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Please find attached the 15 May 1995 India Today articles "Women in Panchayats: Crossing the Threshold" and "West Bengal: Empowering the Distaff Side."
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India Today [Delhi]. 15 May 1995. Vol. 20, No. 15. Charu Lata Joshi. "Women in Panchayats: Crossing the Threshold," pp. 92-95.
_____. 15 May 1995. Vol. 20, No. 15. Soutik Biswas. "West Bengal: Empowering the Distaff Side," p. 94.
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