Synopsis Kerala holds great fascination for researchers the world over and there have been doubts about the sustainability of its high ran in social indicators with a relatively much lover rank in economic ones among the Sate of India in the liberalized and globalised economic set-up. The volume here contains the papers and proceedings of a seminar held earlier and has been refereed in a foreword by Mr. K.R. Narayanan, the former President of India and a renowned scholar hailing from Kerala, as a useful addition to the literature on the developmental aspects of Kerala as it provides fresh analytical insights to the entire gamut of issues in this regard. The book is split into four parts and includes nine research papers and eleven special addresses by knowledgeable experts – academicians, administrators media persons and political leaders. The publication here is hence a must for all interested in the unique development experience of God’s own country, which according to the findings of the volume is emerging as a land of opportunities.