Sadguru Model of Rural Development: Pioneered by India’s Social Work Stalwarts
by Govindasamy Agoramoorthy
ISBN: 9789386949394
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Imprint : DAYA
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 4495.00
Biblio : xvi+64 p., figs., 25 cm
Author Profile
Govindasamy Agoramoorthy is Distinguished Research Professor at the College of Environment and Health Sciences, Tajen University, Taiwan. His research ranges from nature conservation to sustainable development, and he has carried out field research related to nature conservation in Asia, Africa and South America during the last 25 years. He was Visiting Scientist at Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC (USA) from1989 to 1993, and later served as an Adjunct Professor at the Ohio State Univers
About The Book
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 India’s 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 physica
Table of Contents
Acknowledgement ix
Preface xi
1. Beginning of a Legacy 1
2. India’s Largest Check Dam in Rajasthan 17
3. Environmental Benefits of Check Dams 29
4. Impact of Irrigated Agriculture in Drylands 39
5. Need for More Rural Development in Rajasthan 49
6. Concluding Remarks 55
Literature Cited 59
