Democracy and Political Participation of women in India

<p><span>Democracy is the most popular system of government in the contemporary world as it is based on the<br>will of the people. Among South Asian nations, democracy for the first time was introduced in India.<br>Democracy as a system of government was applied here after independence. There are four main foundations<br>of democracy viz, liberty, equality, fraternity and justice wherein the most important foundation is 'equality'.<br>The Indian constitution guarantees the equality of rights of men and women. It is evident that Indian<br>constitution from the very beginning made provisions for the rights of men and women together.</span> </p>