Singh, Tanuja Megha and Kumar, Pawan  <br/><br/>
Corruption, gender and the paradox of freedom in INDIA: Why gender matters in anti corruption policy and strategy? 

 - Bihar Journal of Public Administration   
 - 22(2), Jul-Dec, 2025: p.283-297 
<br/><br/> This paper examines the practice of democracy in contemporary India through the interrelated lenses of corruption, gender and freedom. It argues that democratic governance in India has largely been shaped by a liberal rational understanding of freedom that priorities Institutional procedures and formal equality, while  paying comparatively limited attention to the everyday social conditions through which freedom is experienced by citizens. –Reproduced  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Corruption, Gender, Democracy, Freedom, Political, Participation, Viksit Bharat.