TWO BOOKS : 1) KERALA IN TRANSITION ANSD 2 ) TRAILS : A JOURNEY THROUGH BAKER BUILDINGS WERE PUBLISHED

Name of book: Trails: a journey through Baker buildings

Authors: Multiple

Published: Laurie Baker Centre, COSTFORD

The book ‘ Trails: a journey through Baker buildings’ is a joint endeavour of Laurie Baker Centre and COSTFORD to document and highlight a varied sample of 33 buildings designed and built either under the individual capacity of prominent humanist and architect Laurie Baker himself or under his mentorship (through COSTFORD) and as part of his legacy after he passed on. The book; designed in the form of a journey that was the life and legacy of Baker, adopts a light hearted approach through sketches, illustrations, photographs and short descriptions to draw light on the grave issue of building a sustainable system which encompasses all aspects of living including building construction. The subject matter has been carefully curated in the hope to inspire discussions on relevant topics such as low energy building technologies, eco-friendly construction materials and public policies in favour of developing green habitats.





Name of book: Kerala in Transition: Essays on economy, polity and society

Authors: Multiple

Edited: Dr. K.P Kannan

Published: Laurie Baker Centre, COSTFORD

‘Kerala in Transition’ is an amalgamation of essays on economy, polity and society by an array of authors, scholars, social activists, media persons, cartoonists and administrators and edited by distinguished economist Dr. K.P Kannan. The book explores issues and ideas central to a state distinguished by an ever changing scape of societal movements and developments. The essays offer impassive observations and discussions on subjects such as education, health, housing, politics, literature, arts, society and people’s movements and media. The subjects offer a bird’s eye view of the on-going transition from a deeply rooted feudal set-up to a contemporary, opinionated society characterised by democratic rights, citizenship and assertive public demand for participatory development.

Contents
Preface
List of Abbreviations

1. AN OVERVIEW AND A COMPARISON
1.kERALA IN TRANSITION : AN INTRODUTORY ESSAY - K P Kannan
2.KERALA AND CUBA : DARING TO COMPARE - Joseph Tharamangalam

II.Politics and Governance

3.Politics, Civil Society and Development in Kerala - G Gopakumar

4.INSITUTIONALISING PANCHAYAT RAJ : SOME REFLECTIONS -- K P Kannan

III.EDUCATION, HEALTH AND HOUSING

5.QUEST FOR QUALITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION - K N Panikkar

6.RETHINKING THE KERALA 'MODEL' IN HEALTH -- V Raman Kutty

7.COST EFFECTIVE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE A BAKERIAN ALITERNATIVE -- Shailaja Nair and P B Sajan

IV. WOMENA DN SOCIETY

8.MUSINGS OF AN ONGOING JOURNEY ON KUDUMBASREE - Sarada Muraleedharan

9.THE BEAUTY OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES : KERALAS OWN KUDUMBASHREE

10.MEN, WOMEN AND THE FIDGETY CAT IN THE KERALA CUPBOARD -- M Sarita Varma

V. INDUSTRY AND INDUSTRIALIZATION

II.INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS IN KERALA --Sunil Mani


VI.LITERATURE AND ARTS

12.GROWING UP TOGETHER : SOCIETY AND LITERATURE --- K Satchidanandan.

13.MALAYALAM CINEMA : LOCAL NARRATIVES, NATIONAL AND GLOBAL CONTEXTS -- C S Venkiteswaran

VII. MEDIA

14.MEDIA AND KERALA SOCIETY -- M K Das

15.Cartooning Chartbusters

VIII. PEOPLES MOVEMENTS

16.ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS -- K ravi raman

17.FIFTY YEARS OF PEOPLE'S SCIENCE MOVEMENT -- R V G Menon

18.PALLIAVE CARE MOVEMENT IN KERALA -- Suresh kumar

IX.TOWARDS AN ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM


19.DARING TO DREAM : MUSINGS OF A PEOPLES SCIENCE ACTIVIST -- M P Parameswaran

X.EPILOGUE

20. WHAT SHLOULD DRIVE KERALA REMAKE ? About the Authors

Index