The volume has numerous articles exploring the role and functioning of the panchayats in India and the effort to build model villages through rural development and addressing of concerns of rural areas. With case studies that include study of tribal areas and field experiences, it presents model gram panchayats and their role in building of model villages with reference to different states. In this context, it recognises and expands on microenterprise development ...
Persistence and Change in Tribal India: Saga of Tribal People of West Midnapore
