Subject(s): Gender and Watershed -- Droughts in South Asia. -- Elusive rains and parched lands- Situating drought in colonial India, Gender and drought in south Asia-Dominant construction and alternative propositions , An alternative approach to drought and drought-Proofing -- Understanding drought in Sri Lanka, Incidence,Impact and management of droughts in India, Scarcity in Abundance in Bangladesh, Droughts in Pakistan -- Case studies - Drought and public policy in Tamil Nadu, Tarun bharat Sangh's approach, Natural resource enhancement through participatory drought relief programme, management of scarcity and scarcity of Mahabuanagar district