Development Narratives

Tamil Nadu is a front-ranking state in terms of economic growth as well as concern for social welfare, and in this respect upholds the legacy it has as one of the pioneers in the uplift of the lower classes. The papers in this volume highlight significant trends and development in population, labor force and employment, agriculture and irrigation, industrial development, and social sectors and environment. The papers are both descriptive and analytical, and contributors to the volume include P. Anbazhagan, P. Balasubramanian, J. Jeyaranjan, Vinish Kathuria, K.S. Kavi Kumar, G. K. Mini, K. Nagaraj, S. Neelakantan, Meenakshi Rajeev, P. Geetha Rani, T. K. Sundari Ravindran, R. Srinivasan, and Brinda Viswanathan.

V. K. Natraj was a professor of development studies in the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Mysore for three decades. After retirement he was the director of the Madras Institute of Development Studies in Chennai and chaired a working group on decentralization for the Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission. A.Vaidyanathan occupies a preeminent place in the field of academic research and policymaking for his contributions to irrigation and water management. He has worked for the National Council for Applied Academic Research, Planning Commission, Center for Development Studies, and the Madras Institute of Development Studies.