Sarpanch Sahib

The book talks about seven gutsy women in seven far flung villages of India: Deepanjali the adivasi graduate sarpanch treading new waters in Kalahandi; Chinapappa the non-literate panchayat president in Tamil Nadu making education accessible to children; Sunita struggling against a corrupt system in Madhya Pradesh; Maya comingg to terms with sudden electoral defeat in the hills of Uttarakhand; Maloti finding innovative ways of governing her constituencies in tea estate in Assam; Veena Devi young widow and seasoned politician navigating the criminalized politics in Bihar; and Kenchamma the first Dalit woman president of Tarikere panchayat in Karnataka