Please find attached the 15 May 1995 India Today articles "Women in Panchayats: Crossing the Threshold" and "West Bengal: Empowering the Distaff Side."

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India Today [Delhi]. 15 May 1995. Vol. 20, No. 15. Charu Lata Joshi. "Women in Panchayats: Crossing the Threshold," pp. 92-95.

_____. 15 May 1995. Vol. 20, No. 15. Soutik Biswas. "West Bengal: Empowering the Distaff Side," p. 94.