The consists of essays written by eminent academicians in honour of Dr. K V Sundaram. The focus of the essays is on wide range of issues that have been close to Dr. Sundaram. The development debate is an on-going one but by and large the issues have remained the same in spite of more than sixty years of Independence. The essays focus on livelihood issues and employement generation, promoting gender equality, ensuring a clean environment, promoting participatory approach to development and much more. The scholars have dealt on various themes, analyzed them in the context of the emerging scenario and given a new dimension to the development debate. The essays are well written and thought provoking.
The book will be useful to policy makers, researchers, students and development administrators.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR H Ramachandran
Prof. H Ramachandran is Professor of Geography at the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He held positions of Director, National Research and Resource Centre, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie; Professor & Faculty Co-ordinator, Centre for Micro Planning and Regional Studies, LBSNAA and stint at Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore and the JNU, New Delhi.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR M Velayutham
Dr. M Velayutham, the current Chairman of the Bhoovigyan Vikas Foundation, Delhi, is a distinguished Agricultural Scientist.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Mrityunjay Mohan Jha
Mrityunjay M Jha, Principal Social Development Specialist, SMEC, India. He is providing consultancy in the areas of resettlement, rehabilitation and social development.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sudesh Nangia
Prof. Sudesh Nangia is currently UGC-Emeritus Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Suresh Misra
Suresh Misra is currently Associate Professor and Head, Faculty of Public Administration at the Haryana Institute of Public Administration, Gurgaon. He holds Master’s degree in Political Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and D.Phil from Allahabad University. Dr. Misra had his advance training in Rural Management at the Development Study Centre, Rehovot, Israel. He was awarded AOTS Scholarship for training in corporate Governance at AOTS, Tokyo, Japan. He participated in the Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme at U.K. Civil Service College, Sunningdale and Thames Valley University, U.K. Dr. Misra has authored Politico-Peasantry Conflict in India (1990); Legislative Framework of Panchayati Raj in India (1993); Popular Participation in Rural Development (1996); and Legislative Status of Panchayati Raj in India (1997). He has edited Social welfare, Poverty Alleviation and New Economic Policy (1995); Environmental Laws in India – Issues and Responses (1996); and Humanizing Development Trends in Public Administration (2001).
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