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Pursuit on rural development in India, following ever changing perspectives on international developemnt discourse, has been an interminable process right from the fifties of the last century when it began with a stress on Community Development approach. Not surprisingly then the process of globalsiation in recent years has brought about a shifting emphasis on rural development paradigm along with the changing perspectives on international development discourse that emphasises on participatory and sustainable development and thereby enlarging people choices. About Author : M C Behera M.A. Ph.D. from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Orissa is a dedicated scholar on Tribal studies and Rural Economcis. Contents : Preface List of Contributors Introduction Strategies, Approaches and Grassroots Experience Institutions in Rural Development Technology and Extensions Contextualisaing Decentralisation Engendering Rural Development Index