This book focuses on the system of Panchayati Raj from Indian grassroots political point of view. It brought about system as democratization of the villages and democratic politics of India. At grassroots level, Panchayati Raj institutions have to be important democratic channels through which welfare of marginalized sections of society and of women is realized. So far, special representation has been given to them in Panchayati Raj institutions through the system of direct elections and nomination to local councils. The Seventy-third Constitutional Amendment Act has been hailed as a...