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Udupi, otherwise spelt Udipi and also known as Odipu, is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. Udupi is situated about 55 km (34 mi) north of the educational, commercial & industrial hub Mangalore and about 422 km (262 mi) west of state capital Bangalore by road. It is the administrative headquarters of Udupi District, and one of the fastest growing cities in Karnataka. Udupi is one of the top tourist attractions in Karnataka and has various educational institutions. It is notable for the Krishna Temple and is also known as the temple city. In fact decentralization, which is often identified with �devolution� �deconcentration� of power or administration is seen and viewed as precursor for democracy to exist and operate. Incidentally this argument came at a time when globalization was enveloping the world through the mediation of capital, cultural symbols, even through the market. Incidentally the discourse of decentralization came largely as part of prescription by the international institutions to the problems afflicting the developing countries. However Contemporary debates on decentralization have revolved around three important issues: issues of historicity, issues of expanding democratic spaces, and finally inclusive growth as well as inclusive politics of social categories. One of the categories which is often neglected in the discourse of decentralization is the women categories. They are largely seen either as indifferent categories or apathetic categories. The participation of women in politics is largely essentialized for four important reasons: one, it would empower women as political category, two, it would lead to the creation of an egalitarian society and thirdly it would help in gradual progress. Finally it would help in the creation of �autonomous women�, both as social category as well as political category. Meanwhile there are apprehension being expressed on the ground that given the prevalence of gender bias, and also absence of property rights, women continues to remain � non-political� in nature and that they would not emergence as autonomous categories in the overall politics. In fact women�s participation in politics has given rise to different perspectives.