symposium participants

• THE PROBLEM
  A short statement of the issues involved

• TRANSFORMATIONS AND TRIBULATIONS
  K.P. Kannan, Development Economist; Chairman, Laurie Baker Centre for Habitat Studies and Centre of Science and Technology for Rural Development (COSTFORD), Thiruvananthapuram

• COMPARING KERALA AND CUBA
  Joseph Tharamangalam, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Canada

• CONTEMPORARY POLITICS: HORRORS AND HOPE
  K.T. Rammohan, Head, School of Social Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

• ENVIRONMENTAL MODERNITY
  K. Ravi Raman, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

• QUEST FOR QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION 
  K.N. Panikkar, historian and former Vice Chairman, Kerala State Higher Education Council and Chairman, Kerala Council for Historical Research, Thiruvananthapuram 

• RETHINKING THE KERALA 'MODEL' IN HEALTH 
  V. Raman Kutty, Professor, Achutha Menon Centre for Health Science Studies, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

• ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INDUSTRY 
  Sunil Mani, Planning Commission Chair Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram

• SOCIETY AND LITERATURE
  K. Satchidanandan, poet and literary critic; former Secretary, Kendra Sahitya Academy, Delhi

• MEN, WOMEN AND THE FIDGETY CAT IN THE KERALA CUPBOARD
  M. Sarita Varma, Assistant Editor, 'Financial Express', Thiruvananthapuram

• CARTOONING CHARTBUSTERS
  E.P. Unny, Chief Political Cartoonist, 'The Indian Express', Delhi

• LOCAL NARRATIVES, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS
  C.S. Venkiteswaran, film critic; Associate Professor, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram

• SCIENCE FOR SOCIAL REVOLUTION 
  R.V.G. Menon, former President, Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad; former Director, Agency for Non-Conventional Energy Research and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

• THE BEAUTY OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES 
  J. Devika, Associate Professor, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram

• MUSINGS OF A PEOPLE'S SCIENCE ACTIVIST 
  M.P. Parameswaran, nuclear engineer-turned people's science activist, Thiruvananthapuram

• THE WAY FORWARD 
  Shashi Tharoor, Member of Parliament, Thiruvananthapuram

• FURTHER READING 
  A select and relevant bibliography

• BOOKS
  Reviewed by Uday Chandra

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