Saroj Paraste is the Sarpanch (Village Head) of her own village, and of 69 more. She credits her role as a Community Correspondent in enabling her to reach this significant leadership position. People came to respect and depend on her her for the wide-ranging knowledge she had gained as a journalist. The fact that the villagers and other government officials elected her – a committed video activist – demonstrates how much the people of rural India want accountability. She has become someone who can not be ignored. She was elected because she knows how to solve problems. In 2015, she…