Encyclopedia of Women in Politics, it examines the emergence of women in the light of modernization and democratization process set in lndia and the rest of world. it evaluates the role played by the agents of monetization like liberate and rational education, democratic institutions and principles, social reforms, voluntary organizations in cutting women voluntary organizations, freedom movement, etc, in creating awareness in people in general and women in particular about important role be played by women in the nation building process including building of integrative and all inclusive democratic system. it examines the linkage between independent variables like religion, caste language marital status size of family education, annual income of elite women and the degree of participation of these women in political activities It tries to accesses the degree of participation of participation of women in the political process on the basis of their socio-economic determinants The light of hypotheses formulated and data collected and analyzed in the background of socio-economic determinants of women and degree of their participation in various political activities It makes some valuable suggestions regarding universalisation of education, economic independence, and reservation in elected bodies from village to delhi, employment opportunities in public and private sectors, etc., for women Contents: Volume 1: Politics; transsexuality and the caste System: Effects on Women; Movements for Women in India; reformers, Nation Women and Women's Rights; feminists and Nationalists; Women in the Freedom Movement; Implementing Land rights for Women Volume 2: Violence Types and Responsible Factors; Female Genital Mutilation; Women's Roles in India: in the sociological Setting; Women's right and its Obstacles; Women Education in India Literacy Levels Improving Over Time; Political Participation and Representation of Women in Indian Politics Volume 3: Women through Panchayti Raj towards Good Governance; women Empowerment through Panchayati: A Disquisition of Reservation; Women in self Help Groups and Panchayati Raj Institutions; women changing Governance panchayati raj women electives at the interface of State and Village Politics; Study on the Participation of women in Panchyati raj institution; Women in Leadership Positions; National Policy for the Empowerment of Women; The effects of Political Reservations for Women