People’s Participation in Democracy through Ethnic Grass Root Institutions

India has adopted a federal government system with unitary bias due to which there is distribution of power but united in nature to the center. The beauty of democracy is the representation of every individual of a country by empowering them through people's participation in the Indian democratic system. India has avoided the straight jacket structure of the western democratic political system by introducing three layers of government in which local level institutions facilitate people's participation. Panchayati Raj institutions as grass root institutions are more encouraged by, self help groups, community groups and local set of ethnic institutions which are based on the ancient social beliefs, culture and customary practices. This paper would discuss the people's participation of Ho's indigenous community in the state of Jharkhand, India who are practicing it through their traditional, cultural, social and political institution that is Munda Manki institution. Later the method of participation, and problems in maintaining this institution will be discussed, thereafter followed with findings and solutions. It will show how it is contributing to the acceleration of people's participation at the grass root level to strengthen Indian democracy. Moti Deogam "People's Participation in Democracy through Ethnic Grass Root Institutions" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-7 | Issue-3 , June 2023, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/papers/ijtsrd57407.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com.com/humanities-and-the-arts/political-science/57407/people's-participation-in-democracy-through-ethnic-grass-root-institutions/moti-deogam