Democracy

Hira Nayak of Pratap Purushottampur village in Puri district emerged victorious in the recently concluded Panchayat elections. She won the seat of Panchayat Samiti member by a slender margin of four votes. Hira’s father is a daily wager and the family lives in a polythene sheet draped dilapidated hut. Despite the financial hardship and obstacles, she…Continue Reading