How Long to Read Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment

How Long Does it Take to Read Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 41 minutes to read Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment by Bhupinder Singh IAS (Rtd)

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Description

I had the good fortune of having had the opportunity of looking after and serving the tribal people of the country for more than half a century during active career in the Indian Administrative Service as well as during post-retirement years. During all these years I travelled extensively in tribal areas, had intensive discussions with members of tribal communities, political masters as well as colleagues, academicians, activists etc. I particularly value the visits in the interior areas where I had close contacts and personal discussions with members of the most backward and vulnerable groups. Based on all these, I was enabled to write reports which contributed to the evolution of concepts, policies, strategies etc. towards tribal affairs generally and tribal development particularly.Post-retirement, inter alia, I drafted reports of three important committees. As a member of the Committee on Jharkhand Matters [1990], as chairman of the Three-Members Expert Committee on the Plains Tribes of Assam [1992] as an expert Member of the Committee of MPs and Experts for Law on Extension to Scheduled Areas of the 73rd Constitutional Amendment [also known as Bhuria Committee]. The three reports paved the way for a more satisfying configuration and administration of parts of federal India through legislative and administrative measures. Notably, the seeds of the last report sprouted into the well-known 1996 Provisions of Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, in short called PESA.The call of the Indian Constitution obliges justice to be delivered to the adivasis in the form of rights and entitlements it bestows on them. Towards that end, all the constituent players need to work in tandem. I present this book in a popular format, a tale of fiction grounded in reality. I hope that it will carry the message of effortless comprehension followed by dedicated action more than the reports I compiled earlier.This book narrates the story of a tribal girl, Sene, living in a village located in the remote Central Indian forested hills. She hails from a chief's clan belonging to a tribe called Munda. Her life is full of traumas, much more than the life of any other tribal woman. I have drawn upon some live characters and even adopted their real names. For example Alka Madhok ji, a social activist, who in real life helped, at my request, rescue in Delhi a tribal girls from the clutches of traffickers figures exactly as social activist in the concerned chapter. Second, I borrowed a couple of incidents from the early life of Savitri Bodra, my adopted tribal daughter staying with us for the last more than two decades. My study of sociology and field experience in development administration enabled me to weave the real with fiction.It is said that fact is stranger than fiction. It may be true to an extent. But it is difficult to accept it as an axiomatic truth. Sometimes, the fictional trumps the factual. I have mentioned that this book is a blend of sociology and fiction. Let me add: Sociology without ground realities is like dried fish and fiction without theoretical grounding is a flight of chimerical wish.Dr Bhupinder Singh IAS (Rtd)

How long is Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment?

Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment by Bhupinder Singh IAS (Rtd) is 221 pages long, and a total of 55,471 words.

This makes it 75% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 3 minutes to read Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment aloud.

What Reading Level is Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment?

Sene, the Goddess of Tribal Empowerment is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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