Subject(s): Decentralisation -- gramapanchayath Library -- Panchayati raj institutions in India- an instrument of participatory democracy, Rajiv Gandhi- ana architect of modern India, synthesizing new Indian knowledge and innovation systems, democratic decentralization through panchayati raj institution, panchayati raj in india, devolution of 3F's to panchayati raj institutions- development paradigm in india, grama panchayat libraries in Karnataka, constitutional laws v/s community laws -- Educating children in India, rural development through panchayati raj institutions, public accountability, community empowerment and e-governance, democratic decentralization and participatory planning in Kerala, capacity building for rural development personnel and panchayati raj, right to information act in India, emerging challenges on reservation policy of panchayati raj institutions, total sanitation and nirmal gram puraskar, decentralization of panchayati raj institutions and good governance in Andhra Pradesh, karnataka panchayati raj system, social marketing- case study of drinking water supply and sanitation in Karnataka -- Guarding and commons in India panchayat and globalization, role of self help groups in panchayati raj administration in Andhra Pradesh, decentralized planning in India, emerging women leadership at grassroots- micro level study in Andhra Pradesh, Dalit women panchayat representatives in Tamil Nadu, panchayati raj institutions after 60 years of independent India - working towards decentralization and good governance