Maharashtra: Specially-Abled Woman Beats Odds To Become Sarpanch Of Two Villages
After being elected as the head of the village panchayat at the age of 25, Bhondwe is currently serving her second term as sarpanch.
After being elected as the head of the village panchayat at the age of 25, Bhondwe is currently serving her second term as sarpanch.
“I could not stand the miseries of my daughter-in-law who is only 20-years-old. She has the right to be happy in life.” Pratima Behera
She may not have gone to school, but can read, and is determined to solve the problems in her village
Her friends fondly refer to Ritu Pandram as ‘Netaji’ and they may have a point. At 24, Pandram is the youngest sarpanch in Chhattisgarh