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Community Development Journal Advance Access published online on June 1, 2009
Community Development Journal, doi:10.1093/cdj/bsp020
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Editorial

Critical explorations of community organization in India

Janki Andharia

Address for correspondence: Janki Andharia, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, V.N. Purav Marg, Deonar, Mumbai – 400 088, India. email: andharia@tiss.edu

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   Introduction
 
Community organization (CO) has come to acquire a distinct meaning in India. This special issue reflects upon the nature of intervention of community workers and forces of transformation both in the lives of ordinary people, especially the poor and the marginalized, and within the sphere of knowledge related to community studies, across diverse institutions and socio-political contexts. The selection of articles in the issue captures the theoretical refinement of CO and also represents challenges that CO practice confronts at the practical level in the contemporary Indian scenario.

The history of India as a nation is replete with organizing, asserting, demanding and fighting for rights. It is the collective assertion and courage of citizens that are often celebrated on 15 August – the date in 1947 when India got her independence. A relatively young nation, India covering an area of 3,300,000 km2 and housing a large diversity of ethnic groups1 is . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   The context shaping the agenda for CO
 

   Poverty, food insecurity and inequality
 

   Education and health
 

   Water
 

   Urban poverty and housing shortages
 

   The plurality and refinement of CO
 

   Conclusion
 

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