The present book attempts to discuss some of the critical emerging concerns of different states and the 21st century challenges to administration system of different states in India. The range of issues chosen have been critically examined both from historical perspective and an in-depth analysis of the various parameters involved with some fresh thinking and insights with a view to offer some related suggestions to resolve some of the in build problems in the different states and district and their implications for the body politics and civil society as a whole. It is believed that the book will be useful to both the students and practitioners of state and district administration, and would serve as a reference book to encourage further debate and discussions amongst the academics intellectuals and policy makers in India and abroad.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Anand Prakash
Anand Prakash, FES, is a Scientist ‘EI’ in the Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Division in the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow. He is serving NBRI for the last 12 years. During the period, he worked out research projects like, ‘Survey of Plant Resources of Rajaji National Park, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh’ and ‘Ethnobotanical Studies of Tribal and Aboriginal Populations of Uttar Pradesh’. Earlier, he served as Research Asstt. (Bot) in the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. New Delhi for three years. He has participated and served as Scientist, ‘EXPLOGAR-96’ a plant exploratory mission to the Valley of Flowers in the Garhwal Himalayas organized by NCC Directorate, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. He has published one book, ‘Flora of Rajaji National Park, Uttaranchal and 37 research papers in different National & International Scientific Journals on Plant Taxonomy, Ethnobotany, Biodiversity, Medicinal Plants & Conservation. Besides, he is life member of Societies of Ethnobotanists of India and has been awarded ‘Fellow of the Society of Ethnobotanists (FES)’. He is also a life member of Kaul Science Foundation, Indian Association for Angiosperm Taxonomy, and Association for Plant Taxonomy (APT).
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