The Annual ritual of Women’s day is celebrated to awaken the feeling that women are no less strong than their male counterparts. In fact, in certain areas, they are even better. And, this realization is dawning with every passing day. The Parliament could not pass the Women’s reservation bill and the outgoing Speaker Somnath Chatterjee mentioned about his helplessness in not being able to see it through. Still, despite there being no official reservation in the corridors of power, it is a well known fact that women politicians are no weaklings and can fight for their rights in their own unique ways.

With the General Elections of 2009 breathing down our necks, the increasing tussle for power by the women would make for interesting outcomes of the elections – who knows which combination would win the day and what shape the future would take.