Vandanah is a previous Mayor of Pune and a
member of the womens group of Metropolis. I have met her a number of times in
Pune and in Sydney where she attended the Metropolis Congress in 2008. Vandanah
suggested I meet her for lunch with a Sikh friend who had been keen to share a special
dish with her. Vandanah is now president of the Pune Nationalistic Congress
Party which is in power in Pune. It was a small lunch with 4 or 5 people one of
whom was the current Mayor of Pune. We were able to discuss the role of women
in Indian politics and the need for slum renewal. The city requires 50% of
elected members to be women and has a gender report produced annually.
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