Panchayat—the Local Administration For Santal Women’s Land Rights In Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal
This article is explaining the role of panchayat concerning santal women’s land right in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India. In this area santal women generally depend on land but they do not have control on land. In santal society women do not have right on landed property of father and husband. Moreover they do not