Books

Besides covering its research projects, seminars, lecture series, training courses in all its dimensions, the publications cover diverse areas consisting of society and culture, health, population, informal sector, agrarian conditions, science and technology, local governance, labour, etc. relations in a multi-disciplinary social science framework. Monographs, reports and books brought out by the Centre are based on in-house research conducted at the Centre, contributions by faculty as well as eminent guest scholars, compilation of papers presented at various conferences and seminars, and lecture series etc. organised by the Centre in Chandigarh and elsewhere. These publications have been widely acclaimed and extensively reviewed in the press and academic world outside CRRID. Given below is the list of CRRID publications, excluding unpriced Reports, Occasional as well as Discussion Papers. Recently, Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi, and University Grants Commission, India, New Delhi have published some CRRID reports. Some of these reports are also available on the web and can be down loaded free of cost.
Peace, Harmony and Happiness

  • Philosophy of Guru Nanak: Searching Peace, Harmony & Happiness, 2020 pp.356, Rs.700/-  Sucha Singh Gill, Eds.
  • Towards Peace, Harmony and Happiness: Transition to Transformation 2021, pp.342, Rs.700/- Ranjit Singh Ghuman, Eds.

South and Central Asia

  • Indian Perspective of Relations With South and Central Asia, 2017,pp.321, Rs.600/- Rashpal Malhotra, Sucha Singh Gill, Eds.
  • Look and Act East policy Potentials and Constraints 2015, pp.286, Rs.595/- Rashpal Malhotra, Sucha Singh Gill, Eds.
  • Uzbekistan Threshold Of An Era 2015,  pp.302, Rs.500/- Rashpal Malhotra and  Sucha Singh Gill, Eds.
  • India's North-East and Asiatic South- East : Beyond Borders 2015, pp.302, Rs.500/- Rashpal Malhotra, Sucha Singh Gill, Eds.
  • Central Asia and its Neighbours: prospects of India's Cooperation, 2014, pp.308, Rs.500/- Rashpal Malhotra, Sucha Singh Gill and Davinder K. Madaan, Eds.
  • Leveraging Economic growth for Collective Prosperity in South Asia, 2013, pp.274, Rs.500/-
    Rashpal Malhotra, Sucha Singh Gill and Neetu Gaur, Eds.
  • South and Central Asia: Quest for Peace and Cooperation, 2013, pp.256, Rs.495/-
    Rashpal Malhotra, P.L. Dash, Sucha Singh Gill and Murat M. Bakhadirov, Eds.
  • Perspectives on Bilateral and Regional Cooperation: South and Central Asia, 2013, pp.484, Rs.900/- Rashpal Malhotra, Sucha Singh Gill and Neetu Gaur, Eds.
  • Women Guiding the Destiny of South Asia, 2010, pp.138, Rs.450/- Paramjit Singh Sahai and Vijay Laxmi, eds.
  • Economic Cooperation and Infrastructural Linkages Between Two Punjabs: Way Ahead, 2010, pp.155, Rs.420/- Sucha Singh Gill and others.
  • South & Central Asia: Issues of peace and development, 2009, pp.162, Rs.430/ Neetu Gaur and Vijay Laxmi, eds.
  • Cooperative Development, Peace and Security in South Asia, 2009, pp.144, Rs.360/- Neetu Gaur and Vijay Laxmi, eds.
  • India-Eurasia: The Way Ahead: with special focus on the Caucasus, 2008, pp.273, Rs.570/-  Paramjit S. Sahai, ed.
  • Peace and Development, Haksar Memorial Volume IV, 2007, pp.483, Rs.795/-Subrata Banerjee, ed
  • Challenges for Nation Building in a World in Turmoil, Haksar Memorial Volume III , 2006, pp.486, Rs.765/-  Subrata Banerjee, ed.
  • India-Bangladesh Strengthening the Partnership, 2005, pp.216, Rs.450/- Salman Haider
  • India and Its Neighbours, 1989, pp. 99, Rs. 50/- M.K. Rasgotra and K.S. Bajpai
  • Problems of Living in Nuclear Age, 1985, pp.126, (Hard bound: Rs.130/)(Paper bound; Rs 30/-) K. Subrahmanyam, M. Zuberi and Raja Ramanna
  • Northeast Region: Problems and Prospects of Development,(HB) 1984, pp.361, Rs160/- Edited by B.L.Abbi

Planning and Development  

  • Chasing High Growth Rate and Tryst with Inclusiveness: India During 2004-14, authored by Professor Sucha Singh Gill  
  • Nehruvian Economic Philosophy and its Contemporary Relevance, 2014, pp.295, Rs.495/- Ranjit Singh Ghuman and Indervir Singh, Eds.
  • Contributions in Remembrance Homeage to P N Haskar: Reminiscences and Haksar Memorial Lectures, Haksar Memorial Volume II, 2004, pp.298, Rs.1,345/- (Set of two volumes) Subrata Banerjee, ed.
  • The Vitality of India, 2004, pp.366, Rs.795/- Gopal Krishan, ed.
  • Himachal Pradesh Development Report, 2004, pp. 587 CRRID, Planning Commission, New Delhi
  • Punjab Development Report, 2002, pp. 617 CRRID, Planning Commission, New Delhi
  • On Aspects of Planned Development, 1985, pp. 95, (Paper bound) Rs. 25/- K.S. Shelvankar, Y.K. Alagh, A.M. Khusro, G.S. Bhalla and D.D. Narula
  • Water Resources Development and Management in North –West India 1988, pp.128. Rs. 110/- Paul Singh Dhillon

 

PRIs and Rural Development

  • Rural Indebtness in Punjab and other States: Problems and the Way Out, 2016, pp361, Satish Verma Eds.
  • Bench Marking of Rural local – self Government in India: Some Ground Realities of Grassroot Level, 2015, pp.240 Sukhvinder Singh and Haqiqat Singh
  • Panchayats' Role In MGNREGA and Financial Inclusion, 2015, pp.276 Sher Singh Sangwan and Gagan Deep Eds.
  • Rural Local Self Government in India: Some Developmental Experiences, 2013, pp.260, Rs.600 /- Ranjit Singh Ghuman and Sukhvinder Singh, Eds.
  • Functioning of panchayati Raj Institution: status, issues and options, March          2009, pp.406, Rs. 600/- P P Balan , Kesar Singh, B.K. Pattanaik and Sukhvinder  Singh.
  • Rural Reproductive and Community Health Care; An Inter-religion and Inter-caste Analysis, 2005, pp.157, Rs. 395/-Kuldip Kaur and B.K. Pattanaik.
  • Development and Changing Status of Scheduled Castes: A Study of Ambedkar & Non- Ambedkar Villages in Uttar Pradesh, 2000, pp. 100, Rs. 195/- Kuldip Kaur and B.K. Pattanaik
  • Punjab Panchayati Raj Act 1994, 1995, pp.178, Rs. 125/- (Punjabi translation)

Urban Development

  • Urban Development in North- Western India: Emerging Trends, Concerns and Strategies,2016,pp372, Rs. 700/- Manoj Kumar Teotia

Science and Environment

  • Sustainable Environment and the role of Clean Coal Energy, June 2014, Rs. 650/-Ed. S.K. Mangal and Sanjay Gupta
  • Technology for Development: Perspective on Northern India (Ed.), (Volume I), 1990, pp. 255, Rs. 199/- S.B. Rangnekar and Rashpal Malhotra

Public Finance

  • Efficacy of Financial Inclusion Policies and Way Ahead,2017, pp.427 Sher Singh Sangwan and Gagan Deep, Eds.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility in India: Quest for Socio-Economic Transformation, 2016, pp.334 Ranjit Singh Ghuman and Rajeev Sharma, Eds.
  • Slow Down, Banks and Role of Apex banking institutions in the Market economy of India: the Way Forward,2015, pp.425 Satish Verma and Kulwant Singh, Eds.
  • Fiscal Reforms and Sub-national Governments: Reflections from State Studies, 2014, pp.254, Rs.500/-  Surinder Kumar and Kulwant Singh, Eds.

Agriculture

  • Rural Credit and Financial Penetration in Himachal pradesh, 2019, pp.214, Rs. 695/- Satish Verma
  • Policy and technological options for Doubling of Farmers Income, 2019, pp 398 Sher Singh Sangwan and Gagan Deep, Eds.
  • Punjab A Frozen Tear: Hopes and Despairs of Farmers,2015,pp.267, Rs. 800/- PPS Gill
  • Rural Credit and Financial Penetration in Punjab, 2015, pp.223, Rs. 500/- Satish Verma
  • Contract Farming System in Punjab: An Appraisal, 2008, pp.101. B.K. Pattanaik, Kesar Singh, Sukhwinder Singh and Madan Mohan Singh
  • Future of Agriculture in Punjab (Ed.), 2002, pp. 260 , Rs. 295 /- S. S. Johl and S.K Ray
  • Ecological Agriculture and Sustainable Development, 1998, Volumes II, pp.716, Rs.995/- G.S. Dhaliwal, N.S. Randhawa & Others
  • Ecological Agriculture and Sustainable Development, 1998, Volumes I, pp.688, Rs.995/- G.S. Dhaliwal, N.S. Randhawa & Others
  • Post Green Revolution Rural Punjab A : Profile of Economic & Socio-cultural Change, 1997, pp. 157, Rs.195/- B.L. Abbi and Kesar Singh
  • Structural Adjustments in Agricultural Sector for Growth, 1994, pp. 104, Rs. 145/- S.S. Johl

Population and Demography

  • Population Research Centres in India: An Annotated Bibliography and Abstracts of Research 2001-2007, 2010, pp.654. Rs.750/- Gopal Krishan, Pawan Kumar Sharma and Manisha Bhatia.
  • Population Research Centres in India: An Annotated Bibliography and Abstracts of Research (1994-2001), 2004, pp569. Rs.595 Gopal Krishan, Pawan Kumar Sharma, Komila Parthi, Monika Munjial, Poonam Kaushik Neetu Gaur
  • Operations Research on Spacing Methods: A Study of Operational Efficiency of Family Planning Programme in Rupnagar District, Punjab, 2000, pp. 235, Rs. 295/-B.L. Abbi, A.K.Nanda, Prabhjot Malhi, Rajesh K. Aggarwal, Sukhwinder Singh and Samidha Khurana
  • Promotion of Small Family Norms through Innovative Methods, 1997, pp. 198, Rs. 280/- Kuldip Kaur and B.K. Pattanaik
  • Population Research Centres in India: An Annotated Bibliography and Abstracts of Research (1987-94), 1997, pp. 353, Rs. 310/- B.L Abbi, Aswini Kumar Nanda, Rajesh Kumar Aggarwal and Harneet Sandhu
  • Population Research Centres in India: An Annotated Bibliography and Abstracts of Research (1960-86), 1988, pp. 596, Rs. 300/- B.L. Abbi, Deepika Puri, Indel Singh Rathor, Prabhjot Malhi and Vishalini Vimal
  • Khasi World-View : A Conceptual Exploration, 1985, pp. 85, Rs. 60/- Sujata Miri

Literature

  • Relevence of Swami Vivekananda in Contemporary India, 2016, pp207, Rs.400/- Krishan Chand, Ed.
  • Relevance of Tagore in Contemporary India, 2013, pp. 162, Rs.495/- Krishan Chand, Ed.
  • Contemplations of the Human Conditions: Selected Writings, Speeches and Letters P N Haskar , Haksar Memorial Volume I, 2004, pp.420, Rs.1,345/- (Set of two volumes) Subrata Banerjee, ed.
  • Badalta Rukh (Poems in Hindi), 1997, pp. 48, Rs. 45/-Neerja Chathley
  • Zarkhez Mitti (Poems in Punjabi) 1996, pp. 52, Rs. 80/- Kesar Singh

Education

  • Right to Education in Haryana an Appraisal, byBindu Duggal 2018, pp 233, Rs.745.00 Bindu Duggal
  • Educational Status of Children in Orphanages of Jammu & Kashmir by Kuldip Kaur2018, pp.211, Rs.695/-
  • Muslim Empowerment : Reflection from Punjab and Haryana by Shaik Iftikhar Ahmed, 2018, pp.222, Rs.695/-
  • Indigenous Education Systems in Northern India: Gurukul-Monastery-Madrasa-Dera, 2017, pp.279, Rs.550/- Kuldip Kaur
  • Higher Education in India (1981-2003), 2003 pp. 617 Kuldip Kaur, UGC, New Delhi and CRRID, Chandigarh
  • Madrasa Education in India: A Study of its Past & Present, 1990, pp. 497, Rs. 350/-Kuldip Kaur
  • Education in India (1781-1985) Policies, Planning & Implementation, 1985, pp. 543, Rs. 280/- Kuldip Kaur

Poverty and Human Rights

  • Chandigarh Slums: Issues of Poverty and Human Rights, 2010, pp. 279, Rs.450.00 Duggal, Bindu,
  • Changing Profile of Rural India & Human Rights of Agrarian Poor, 1992, pp. 113, (Hard bound) Rs. 125/-, Rs. 90/- A.R. Desai

Politics and communalism

  • Indian Constitution : A Review, 2002, pp 219, 295/- R.N. Pal
  • In Search of India's Renaissance, Volume II, 1992, pp. 806, Rs. 345/- Transactions of national seminar
  • In Search of India's Renaissance, Volume I, 1990, pp. 244, Rs. 175/- Transactions of national seminar
  • Political Parties and Growth of Communalism in Punjab (1920-47), 1989, pp. 67, Rs.30/- S.S. Bal
  • Many Faces of Communalism, 1985, pp. 78, Rs. 20/- Khushwant Singh and Bipan Chandra

Migration and Employment

  • Indian Diaspora: Migration and Development with Focus on the State of Punjab, 2012, pp.238, Rs.495/- P.S. Sahai, Krishan Chand and Pawan Kumar, Eds.
  • Migrant Labour and Trade Union Movement, 2002, pp. 177, Rs 295/- Krishan Chand
  • Urban Informal Manufacturing Sector, 1997, pp. 114, Rs. 160/- Himal Chand

Biography and Autobiography

  • Fragments of Time: Memoirs of a Romantic Revolutionary, 2017, pp.494, R. 875 Subrata Banerjee

 

Training Manuals Published

  • Manual for Capacity Building of Local Self Government Institutions in Punjab Manual for Capacity Building of Local Self Government Institutions in Punjab (Punjabi)
  • Management Practices in Local Self Government Institutions in selected European Union Countries and Progressive Indian States
  • Key Paper on Urban Local Self-Government Institutions in Punjab
  • Key Paper on Rural Local Self-Government Institutions in Punjab



Obtaining CRRID publications
The publications of the Centre are priced, though a limited number of copies are available on complimentary basis to selected individuals and institutions at the discretion of the Director, CRRID. Discounts on purchase of publications are as below:

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