The Panchayati Raj system has been acclaimed as an essential element of Indian democracy. The historic 73rd amendment which has given a constitutional status to panchayats in the country is a major development in the post-independent India. This 73rd constitutional amendment has given the Panchayat system not only identity and legitimacy but has made it a true instrument of self-government. Now it is in a position to involve itself in active process of decentralised planning. This book Power to People in Meghalaya: Sixth Schedule and the 73rd Amendment, contains a collection of research papers contributed by various scholars and activists drawn from different disciplines of social sciences which were presented in a sub-regional workshop sponsored by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, New Delhi, during October 1995. The book offers detailed information about the Sixth Schedule and the 73rd amendment, critical assessment of the working of Khasi, Jaintia and Garo Hills, Autonomous District Councils in Meghalaya and also on women in Meghalaya . This book will be of great help to the students, research scholars, administrators, planners, policy makers and to the public in general.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR C.J. Thomas
C.J. Thomas (1960-) is Acting director in ICSSR-NERC, Shillong. His major contributions include: Sri Lanka’S Turmoil and Indian Government (1995), power to people in meghalaya (eds., 1998), Trends in social sciences and Humanities in North East India 1947-97(eds.,1998), status of social science in the vernacular Languages in North east India (eds., 2000), Dimensions of Displaced People in North East India (ed.,2002) and Dimensions of Development in Nagaland (2002).
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M.N. Karna
M.N. Karna is former Professor of Sociology, North-Easter Hill University, Shillong. He was also Director of A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna and Honorary Director in the North-Eastern Regional Centre of the ICSSR at Shillong. Prior to this, he also taught at Patna University and Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Professor Karna has scores of publications and edited volumes to his credit including Agrarian Structure and Land Reforms in Assam; Social Change in India: Social Movements in North East India; Power to people in Meghalaya; Peasant and Peasant Protests; Land Relations in North East India; and Studies in Bihar's Economy and Society.
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