01370pab a2200193 454500 180718b2010 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Ghatak, Sandip Kumar Political participation of women in West Bengal: its nature and extent 2010 p.285-94. Jan-Mar Whatever may be the character of the political system; even in a modern dictatorial regime political participation has great importance. And traditional democratic theory generally regards participation by the individual in political activity as a virtue in its own rights. In fact, participation has been seen as a civic duty, as well as a sign of political health. Thus, the success of a democratic political system depends upon the nature and extent of the political participation among the citizens of the country irrespective of caste, colour, sex and region. But, in India reality provides us a very discouraging picture. Indian women in general, and the women of West Bengal in particular stands far away from the political world of the country in comparison of their male counterpart - Reproduced. Political participation - India - West Bengal Women in politics - India - West Bengal Women in politics Indian Journal of Political Science N 87271 87271 87271 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 71, Issue no: 1 AR87731 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR