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This paper tried to explore the contrast between empowerment and hidden issues of Indian women folks. We are all well aware that empowering women means providing all sorts of facilities in order to achieve in all fields equal to men folks. Both Central and State Governments have been implementing many more programmes to empower women in India. But rural illiterate women have already acquired some sort of managerial skills and leading happy and contented life. In the name of empowerment we are trying to expose women folks in India don't have ability to lead life comparing to the men. Educated women have been empowering with education and serving in all fields equal to men. Both of these are achieving a lot after facing many more problems. It is a myth that educated women are leading happy life and uneducated are facing problems because of empowerment. "Women empowerment can also be called gender empowerment. Women empowerment has five components: women's sense of self worth; their right to have and determine choices; their right to have opportunities and resources; their right to have the power to control their own lives both within and outside the house; and their ability to influence the direction of social change to create a more just social and economic order, nationally and internationally" (UN's Guidelines to Women's Empowerment). Both have been facing problems even though they have capacity to lead independent life. Rural illiterate women folks have sharp managerial skills in domestic and workplace where ever they are working. Most of such women folks deprived with one or the other reasons but it does not mean that they are weak and unable to lead life. In the same way educated women are able to lead life with their education and facing many challenges in workplace. The managerial skills are sharp and good comparing to the men. It can be seen in coastal region and Karnataka and some parts of Kerala state where there is female dominated society. With the help of managerial skills women folks are showing their knowledge and intelligence in male dominated society and leading life. Empowered women folks are facing many emotional and physical problems but all these are invisible because they are more concentrating on their work. Such emotional and physical problems are intentionally hidden by them. It is some sort of sacrifice in male dominated society. She is ignoring tortures, coping with stress, hiding body ailments, family problems and moreover biological problems. Male dominated society is expecting quality service and uninterrupted work schedule. Coping with many problems women folks are showing their excellent performance, dedication, prompt service with smiling face. Is it not a contrast between empowerment and hidden issues related to women in India?

Not Available ; Participatory watershed management has emerged as a new paradigm for sustainable rural livelihoods and it occupied the central-stage of all rural development programmes including watershed programmes in the fragile and semi-arid environments of the developing nations. A study was carried out to evaluate the relative performance among the watersheds implemented by different organizations in terms of various participatory indicators. One watershed each implemented by Government organization (Lottinekere) and NGO (Kalvi) were selected from Bellary district of Karnataka State, India and data was collected from members of project implementing agencies and watershed development team using a well designed schedule. The results indicated that both Kalvi and Lottinekere watersheds have greater Participation Paradigm Index value for preparation of strategic action plan (86%) and structure of WDT(100%). Level of participation was higher in Kalvi watershed (87%) compared to Lottinekere watershed (47%). Both watersheds were poor in terms of monitoring activities and management of common property resources. Participatory Watershed Development Index for Kalvi and Lottinekere watersheds were 61% and 56% that indicates implementing agencies were able to fulfill 61% and 56% of possible components of participatory watershed development programmes. ; Not Available

This is the final report (2009-2011 June) of the RUAF-FSTT Programme for the South and SOUTHEAST ASIA Region, coordinated by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), from its Regional Office in Hyderabad, India. The programme of activities were carried out in two cities, namely Magadi, Ramanagara District, India, and Gampaha, Sri Lanka from 2009 to June 2011, with an no-cost extension of six months, ending in year June 2011. This programme of activities came under IWMI's theme on Water quality, Health and Environment. The programme was aimed at strengthening farmer organisations and their marketing capacities in urban/periurban settings, and developing sustainable urban farming systems that will contribute towards poverty alleviation, empowerment of disadvantaged and underserved groups in cities, enhance urban food security and social inclusion in development. The core activities were planned around two major components; 1. Operationalisation of a City Strategy Agenda (CSA), through a city multistakeholder forum (MSF) to promote Urban/Periurban Agriculture (UPA), which included diverse UPA activities and supported the shaping of policies to sustain UPA activities; 2. An innovation project that targeted low-income urban producers to innovate their farming practices from a market chain perspective, promoting eco-intensive agriculture based on ecological principals and maximum use of natural resources.