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Kavitha Kuruganti
Kavitha is a social activist known for her work related to sustainable farm livelihoods and farmers' rights. She has 25 years of experience working in the development sector and is Founder-Convenor of Alliance for Sustainable & Holistic Agriculture (ASHA), a pan-Indian alliance of more than 400 organisations that have come together to secure India's 'Food, Farmers & Freedom'. Kavitha has also served on several Government of India's Committees/Task Forces in an advisory role.
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Anganwadi: A workforce of women with a near-impossible mandate
With a workforce of 1.4 million women, the Anganwadi system forms the backbone of India’s Integrated Child Development Services Scheme – the world’s largest community-based programme for child development. Based on fieldwork in Odisha, Guruswamy and Kuruganti contend that there isn’t enough interest in understanding Anganwadi workers themselves – what drives them, their challenges, and what can be done to fully unleash their potential
