Dr. B. R. Dwaraki obtained his Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Punjab University and his Ph.D from the Bangalore University. He spent three years in the United States at the invitation of a State University on Third World Development Issues. He has published several articles in national and international journals. He has been involved in the PRA efforts at the Gandhigram Rural Institute almost since beginning. He has been a prominent member of the PRA team in the grassroots level exercises as well as the training and consultancy programmes with a variety of agencies. Dr. Dwaraki is currently senior faculty member, teaching Rural Sociology. He is also Director of Information Development and Resource Agency for Nehru Yuva Kendras for South Zone.