00939pab a2200181 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Vyasulu, Poornima Women in panchayati raj: grass roots democracy in Malgudi 1999 p.3677-686 25 Dec Sustainable economic and social development requires that people participate in the political process. India has enabling legislation which makes it mandatory for local government to include women. This article discusses the structure of panchayati raj system in Karnataka and the experiences of women in it. It tries to identify the barriers or impediments to the full participation of women in the political process. - Reproduced Women in rural development - India - Karnataka Women in rural development Vyasulu, Vinod Economic and Political Weekly 43649 43649 43649 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 34, Issue no: 52 AR44046 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR