INTRODUCTION India has a very long history of experimenting with various approaches to rural development. Even in the pre-independence era, a number of rural reconstruction experiments were initiated by nationalist thinkers, social reformers and
INTRODUCTIONIndia has a very long history of experimenting with various approaches to ruraldevelopment. Even in the pre-independence era, a number of rural reconstructionexperiments were initiated by nationalist thinkers, social reformers and