Development is not merely 'economic growth', it is multi-dimensional, holistic,
socially equitable, ecologically sustainable and inclusive progress or planned
change emancipation from any kind of bondage, subjugation and exploitation. The
book Development and its Discontents provides a serious account of the discourse
on development and related issues. Role of both the Indian State and the NGOs
has been discussed at length in this volume. The vulnerable sections of the
society, namely, the tribals, the poor and the marginalized have received
adequate space in the book. Issues such as food, water, poverty and education
have been dealt with vis-a-vis the deprived people. The book is a clear evidence
of