The 22-year-old president who leads an all-women panchayat explained, “When I decided to contest and hoped to win, I also imagined what if the entire council was also all women. As women, I think we are more attuned to the needs of the community, and together we are stronger and can do more and much better. Though it has only been a year, it feels like a significant achievement that an all-woman panchayat has come into being.” During COVID19 pandemic, she led with clarity and accountability. She had the hard task of ensuring all the 45 returning migrant workers are settled in safe quarantined spaces. “After my request to the nodal administration to use one of the schools as a temporary centre was rejected, I, along with other ward members and former elected women, spoke with community people and decided that some of the empty houses would be cleaned and sanitised and used as quarantine zones.” In the absence of any administrative support, she successfully mobilised the community also to support the workers with food rations, masks, and help with other COVID19 related information. “It has been challenging, but we had to do what needed to be done.”