ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Firstly, I would like to express gratitude and indebtedness to my admired Supervisor,

Dr. Bijayalaxmi Nanda, who enlightened me with her knowledge, guidance, experience,
love and affection. She helped me a lot to correct each and every mistake with her
commendable patience. I would be always grateful to her immense support and advice to
ease my difficult time of life. Her innocent and energetic smile can resolve all the
problems of life.
I extend my sincere thanks to Prof. Ujjwal Kumar Singh, Head of the Department,
Department of Political Science and to all my teachers in the Department of Political
Science, University of Delhi for facilitating this research endeavour.
I am highly indebted to my Family my loving Maa and Papa who taught me the lessons
of life, my sister and best friend Rukku di, dear Tannu and Maanu bhai who always
supported me with their infinite world of love.
Lastly, I am also thankful to all my friends, especially Priyadarshini Mahara without
whose support this dissertation would not have been completed. Thanks to Aakriti and
Ashee for their help in typing and other forms of assistance.
Many names might remain untold. I am thankful to all of them who helped me in various
ways. I am also thankful to various institutions- Central Library, Ratan Tata Library,
Department Library and Organizations like Jagori and Bachpan Bachao Andolan (NGOs)
for providing me the useful study material and space to complete my work.

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