THE ROLE OF TRIBAL WOMEN IN PANCHAYAT RAJ SYSTEM IN CHITRADURGA TALUK OF CHITRADURGA DISTRICT-A STUDY

Olitical Science

Chitradurga features bold rock hills and picturesque valleys, huge towering boulders in unimaginable shapes. It is known as the "stone fortress" (Kallina Kote). The landscape looks much like a mischievous giant's playground, with boulders thrown around, forming silhouettes against the sky. According to a story in the Epic Mahabharatha, a man-eating giant named Hidimbasura lived on the Chitradurga hill and was a source of terror to everyone around. When the Pandavas came with their mother Kunti in the course of their exile, Bhima had a duel with Hidimba. Hidimba was slain by Bhima and peace returned to the area. Legend has it the boulders were part of the arsenal used during that duel. In fact, the boulders on which major part of the city rests belong to the oldest rock formation in the country. As the name suggests, tribes are 'Adivasi' or unique inhabitants, living in the subcontinent from unrecorded time and potentially crashed into the woods by progressively forceful pioneers. Highest tribal women elected in Gonur Gramapanchaytat 04 members are belong to ST out of 21 19% belong to tribal women.

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