Visiting Jodhpur desert outskirts

Today we were lucky enough to witness the first town meeting where women could participate in this small village about two hours outside Jodhpur.   There was a powerful speech made by one woman leadership figure, highlighting matters of excessive male alcoholism, and even mentioning that women should not be forced to cover their faces completely with veils (at which point a male delegate was so furious he left the room).  You could feel the passion emitting from the woman addressing the group, even though I couldn't understand her hindi.