Subject(s): Local government in India. -- Rural development in India. -- Panchayat in India. -- Institutionalization of grassroots governance, rejuvenating republic through local governments, panchayats and democracy in India, devolution of power to panchayati raj institutions in India, democracy and civic education in south Asia, participation, decentralized planning and panchayati raj in India, role of caste groups in panchayati raj system in Tamil nadu, panchayats in India -- Decentralized planning and panchaytai raj in India, participatory village governance in India, status of panchayati raj institutions in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, general view of panchayats and municipalities in Andhra Pradesh, decentralized planning in India, village panchayat and state MNC negotiations, Dalit women sarpanch and decentralized democracy in Haryana, housing and rural development in Rajasthan- Implementation of Indira Awas Yojana, citizen's charter, governance of democracy