The evolution of the women voter base in India's politics
New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- For much of India's democratic history, the woman voter has either been invisible or ignored -- at times she has been spoken for, but very rarely listened to. A new book by journalist Ruhi Tewari argues that this is no longer the case and seeks to understand why women have emerged from the political shadows.
What Women Want: Understanding the Female Voter in Modern India draws on years of journalism and field reportage to trace the rise of the woman voter from 1947 to the present day. Tewari spoke about her book on last week's episode of Grand Tamasha, a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy co-produced by HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Tewari is a journalist with nearly two decades of ex...
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