About the Book: Sadguru Model of Rural Development: Pioneered by Indias Social
Work Stalwarts
In my professional career as field biologist, I came across thousands of people
with diverse background, from politicians to policy-makers, and from indigenous
people to intellectuals—Harnath and Sharmishtha Jagawat do not fit into any of
them. They belong to an unusual class of Indias rural development practitioners.
Harnath is an idealistic institutional leader, who always looks far into the
future to eradicate poverty plaguing the drylands. His creativity,
administrative aptitude and physical robustness brought up in the remote Chambal
valley from childhood embodied with the upbeat spirit armored by his competence
and genuine big-heartedness helped