It바카라s 10 pm and Atishi is in a strategy meeting at her one-room campaign office in Lakshmi Nagar. Sitting on the floor, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaÂder, preparing to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the East Delhi constituency, briefs volunteers. She is one of the three women in a room packed with men. AAP has been doing politics on the grassroots level from day one, she tells Outlook afterwards, and her electoral strategy will be the same: 바카라Work on the ground, reach out to the people. Because we바카라re in government, we now have to show our work. People do realise the fundamental transformation made in health and education.바카라
Born to two Delhi University professors, Atishi studied history at St. Stephen바카라s College, securing the top rank across the university when she graduated in 2001, before obtaining a Master바카라s degree from Oxford University. She was involved in social activism for many years afterwards: 바카라I had been living and working in a village in Madhya Pradesh from 2006 to 2012. But I realised things were not changing. This was when the India Against Corruption movement began. We saw a lot of new people out in the streets demanding change. That was exciting바카라I felt this movement could be a force for good.바카라 As an advisor to the AAP government, she is now credited with transforming Delhi바카라s public education.
Favourite politician? Arvind Kejriwal. Favourite woman politician? She needs to think about it. Role model? She laughs and names Harry Potter, for the 바카라fight of good versus evil.바카라
While fighting for Âwomen바카라s empowerment, Atishi considers herself privileged. 바카라The background I come from, the education, the opportunities I had, make me far more privileged than many other Âwomen.바카라 And she바카라s aware of the challenges faced by women in politics: 바카라Women, like any marginalised group, struggle to be properly represented in electoral politics; so, we want reservations for women in electoral politics.바카라 Women바카라s safety is central to her manifesto. 바카라In a city like Delhi, the safety and security of women is a burning question. It is almost as basic as education. If women can바카라t travel without fear, they don바카라t have equality of opportunity.바카라
