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Socio-cultural Processes and Livelihood Patterns at Tirurangadi - CDS

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suffered innumerable calamities, both n<strong>at</strong>ural <strong>and</strong> human made. But wh<strong>at</strong> is the guarantee<br />

th<strong>at</strong> this prosperity will be sustainable, <strong>and</strong> God will not punish them yet again? The<br />

historical <strong>and</strong> human geographical perspective, which we have tried to outline, points to<br />

th<strong>at</strong> direction. The region cannot simply depend on the logic of the market alone, but will<br />

have to st<strong>and</strong> on its on resources, however meagre they may be. Hence, any development<br />

perspective on the region will have to start from its cre<strong>at</strong>ive <strong>and</strong> productive potential, <strong>and</strong><br />

not how much it is able to buy.<br />

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