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		Water! Water! Everywhere, But ..... A backgrounder on water available in Tamil write to CED for copies


		Your Money or Your Right to Rehabilitation The idea of this backgrounder, is to highlight some of the ways in which “our money” (that is money that has been collected in our name, either in the form of taxes, relief funds, or immediate post disaster contributions from the public) have been mis-utilised, diverted, non-utilized, and denied to disaster victims. This relies on newspaper and CAG reports on the last few disasters: such as floods in Maharashtra 2004-2005, Tsunami that affected coastal states on 26 December 2004, Earthquake in Bhuj on 26 January 2001 and Super Cyclone in Orrisa on 11 October 1999. All the disasters have one common tragedy that is misappropriation of funds. available in Tamil write to CED for copies


		Waste or Resource? A Backgrounder on Sanitation Post-Tsunami available in Tamil write to CED for copies


Price: Rs. 90/-		Secularism and Secular Action By Shweta Damle The constant attack on the secular fabric of the Indian society in the last two decades has been raising a fundamental issue about the concept of secularism - its alien-ness to India. This little booklet is a modest attempt to trace the concept of secularism, and to touch upon related debates surrounding the issue. It also tries to look at the element of the rationality of the concept as being a tool for organizing society in times of crisis; especially, in the case of India, it focuses on the freedom movement and the rise of the concept of secularism. It finally looks at the various attempts made by civil society organizations and institutions to restore the secular fabric of our society. Shweta Damle is a Mumbai based activist. write to CED for copies


Price: Rs. 180/-		An Economics for Well-Being By Rajni Bakshi An Economics for Well-Being focuses on the kinds of economic structures that could truly revitalize and enrich people at all levels of society. The thinking in the 'New Economics' stream is an important aspect of the global quest for systems that are socially just and ecologically sound. The ultimate purpose, well-being of all citizens, may seem to be very far in the future. Yet, as this backgrounder shows, there are a wide range of initiatives in the here and now which are the next few steps helping us to move in that direction. The hope is that this backgrounder will help to inform and enliven the process of making breakthroughs in our systems of production, technology, exchange of goods and, above all, the meaning and uses of wealth. Rajni Bakshi is an activist cum journalist and a long time associate of Centre for Education and Documentation. write to CED for copies


Price: Rs. 240/-		FASCISM & COMMUNALISM CONSIDERATIONS By Sandeep Pendse The surge in Hindutva politics in the late 1980s raised the crucial question of the similarities and dissimilarities between communalism and fascism. The demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992 and subsequent widespread violence of 1992-93, the formation of a BJP led government in 1998, and particularly the Gujarat Carnage of 2002 lent even greater urgency and sharpness to the debate. This short book examines the question in some detail essentially for the general, non-specialist reader. It dwells on the specificity of the Gujarat Carnage as well as the characteristics of the Sangh Parivar. It also explores the essential distinguishing traits of fascism – as a generic movement. It then seeks to compare the classic fascist organizations and the Sangh Parivar. The Introduction and Conclusion (called Prelude and Afterthoughts) attempt to place the debate in the context of contemporary Indian reality.. Sandeep Pendse, based in Mumbai, is an independent researcher and writer write to CED for copies


Price: Rs. 40/-		DEVELOPMENT GOVERNANCE : Dynamics of Panchayat Raj in a Tribal Areas By Meena Dhodade Adivasi communities have historically been self-governing societies. Community affairs, including major issues like regulation of access to natural resources and dispute settlements were regulated by the village community. While the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act 1996 (PESA) does provide for some of these functions, Gram Panchayats have been traditionally viewed by village communities as an extension of the state government rather than as a vehicle for empowerment of the community. The study attempts to examine both these aspects of Panchayati Raj – whether the Gram Sabha and Gram Panchayats really function as agencies for the upliftment of the depressed classes or whether they serves as a vehicle for the realisation of genuine self-governance. Meena Dhodade is an adivasi activist associated with the Bhoomi Sena and Kashtakari Sangatna, mass organisations active among the adivasi people of Thane district in Maharashtra. She was recently elected as the first woman Sarpanch of Kondhan Village in Palghar, Thane. write to CED for copies