As has been said many many times, India is a land of contradictions. It it probably the country with some of the states having the highest rate of female infanticide. At the same time it probably has the highest number of serving women politicians among all the countries in the world.
Go figure.
For the record
Pratibha Devisingh Patil - President of India
Sonia Gandhi ( Madam) - President of the Congress Party - the party in power
Sushma Swaraj - Leader of the Opposition Parties in the Lok Sabha (House of Parliament)
Meira Kumar - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Mayawati Kumari ( Bhanji) - Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh - the largest state in India
Shiela Dixit ( Auntie) - Chief Minister of Delhi - the Capital of India
J Jayalalithaa ( Amma) - Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Mamata Banerjee ( Didi) - Chief Minister of West Bengal
Ambika Soni - Minister of Information & Broadcasting
There are numerous other ministers of state and ministers in the states.A recent development is the government reserving almost 50% of gram panchayat seats in the villages for women and women are being elected as sarpanches.
Go figure.
For the record
Pratibha Devisingh Patil - President of India
Sonia Gandhi ( Madam) - President of the Congress Party - the party in power
Sushma Swaraj - Leader of the Opposition Parties in the Lok Sabha (House of Parliament)
Meira Kumar - Speaker of the Lok Sabha
Mayawati Kumari ( Bhanji) - Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh - the largest state in India
Shiela Dixit ( Auntie) - Chief Minister of Delhi - the Capital of India
J Jayalalithaa ( Amma) - Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
Mamata Banerjee ( Didi) - Chief Minister of West Bengal
Ambika Soni - Minister of Information & Broadcasting
There are numerous other ministers of state and ministers in the states.A recent development is the government reserving almost 50% of gram panchayat seats in the villages for women and women are being elected as sarpanches.
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