Recent Publications
Books and Monographs
(For older publications/Annual Reports/Audit Reports, please check our Archives)
Recent Publications
A MANTRA for a Better India : Change - October 21 2012
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Joe Madiath and Chitralekha Choudhury : - Shelter for All - An Alternative Habitat Development Paradigm SHELTER Newsletter October 2012
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The Global Journal : Global+5, October 2012 - MANTRA Indian Sanitation Project Wins GLOBAL+5 Grand Award
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The Global Journal : Global+5, October 10, 2012 - MANTRA - Transforming Rural Livelihoods One Tap and Toilet at a Time
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The Global Journal - Top 100 Best NGOs, January & February 2012
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20 Years of DOEN, 20 Stories : Village by Village - November 2011
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Joe Madiath and Chitralekha Choudhury : Sanitation and Health in Rural Areas : Problems and Management Options, Envis Newsletter - Vol. 4, No. 2, July-September 2011
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Joe Madiath and Chitralekha Choudhury : Sanitation and Health in Rural Areas : Problems and Management Options - Basin South Asia - Quarterely Newsletter / 2011 / No. 18
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Ground Water depleting due to free Electricity : Jayaram Ramesh, Rural Development Minister - November 2011
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Imran Chowdhury and Filipe M. Santos : Scaling Social Innovations: The Case of Gram Vikas - Insead 2010
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K. Pradeep : In pursuit of social justice – The Hindu MetroPlus. February 15, 2010
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Joe Madiath : It Takes a Faucet Realizing Village Development Through Water and Sanitation Initiatives - Innovations / summer 2009
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Esther Duflo, Michael Greenstone and Rema Hanna : Cooking Stoves, Indoor Air
Pollution and Respiratory Health in Rural Orissa* - Economic & Political Weekly EPW august 9, 2008
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Samay Ranjan Pattnaik – "Todays' Gandhi" - Newspaper Sambad – 2nd October 2007
Paromita Shastri : Joe Madiath | Toilet training and hygiene lessons for Orissa’s rural poor. Posted on the Web on Sun, Sep 9, 2007
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R.V. Jayapadma, IRMA, Anand Gujarat - "Dimensions, Manifestations and Perceptions of Gender Equity" : Working Paper 202 - Experiences of Gram Vikas, Orissa India
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Hariharan Balakrishnan -"Independence with Dignity" – The Hindu, August 19, 2007
Sheralyn Tay - "Mr. Toilet’ Battles Disease in Indian Villages", Singapore News, August 27, 2007
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Water House Coopers : "PWC Staff Lends Support for Village Civic Plan" – Business Standard – 31st August 2007, Bangalore edition
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"25 People Who Never Make It To Power" - Outlook
Hrusikesh Mohanty - "Giving Villages a Makeover" – Business Standard, 12th March 2007
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Anjali Kwatra – “Seeds of Hope that Fuel a Clearer Future" Christian Aid News, Women and Sanitation"
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L. C. Jain – “Backward areas need Forward Thinking" Cover BCIL

Books and Monographs (Available on Demand)
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The MANTRA Document Contents Introduction to MANTRA Water Supply Sanitation Reflection and Learning |
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Manual for Simple Water Tanks for Rural Areas Contents Getting the Fundamentals Right Source Development Water Storage Systems Maintenance and Use |
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Mason's Training Manual Contents Know your Tools Know your Materials Principles of Construction Good Practice in Construction |
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Water Supply and Sanitation Services for the Rural Poor Keirns, Pamela (2007). Water Supply and Sanitation Services for the Rural Poor - The Gram Vikas Experience - Practical Action, U.K. |
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Rural Sanitation Block Construction Manual Contents Layout Foundation Walling Roof Plumbing Plastering Pan Fitting Finishing Work Door Soak Pit |







