A striking feature of economic development in India is that a major part of the country’s nonagricultural workforce and significant numbers of seasonal workers in agr

Drawing on empirical data from four gram panchayats in Orissa, the paper examines the ‘representation’ of elected representatives—more particularly those of disadvantaged categories—by exploring their participation in the governance process, responsiveness towards the interest o

The relationship between society and nature is an old one. It might be better to say that this relationship is ancient.