Synopsis This is a posthumous selection of the wide-ranging work of a committed and versatile commentator on India’s development experience. S. Guhan, whose career spanned the worlds of administration and academics, was uniquely placed to analyse the diverse problems of India's economy, polity and society from the perspectives of both policy formulation and scholarly evaluation. This volume takes the reader through various aspects of India's experience including: poverty and its alleviation; international economic relations; problems of regional development; rural backwardness; social sector deprivation; public finance within a federal framework; interstate conflicts over resource sharing; governance; and caste and religion. Guhan's personal standing and that of his work are reflected in the reminiscences of his many friends and admirers including Granville Austin, Robert Cassen, I.G. Patel, and Manu Shroff. The book also presents a sample of Guhan’s non-academic work.