kumaon | Helter Skelter Magazine https://helterskelter.in/label/kumaon/ Fresh Voices and New Writing From and About India Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:42:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 Woman in Charge: Gram Sabha https://helterskelter.in/2018/04/woman-in-charge-gram-sabha/ https://helterskelter.in/2018/04/woman-in-charge-gram-sabha/#respond Thu, 12 Apr 2018 12:42:57 +0000 http://helterskelter.in/?p=11753 Tara wished she could speak more at these meetings, but there were important people here. She had to make a good impression.

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