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This book is a first-ever detailed analysis of the land acquired for development. projects and their impact on the displaced and project-affected people of Gujarat,. from 1947 to 2004. It begins with a debate on the meaning of the term 'development'. and focuses on displacement, marginalisation and impoverishment as direct consequences. of admittedly debatable methods of progress adopted in Gujarat in the name of. development. The book presents a comprehensive account of land acquired for water resources,. industries, mines, HRD, transportation/communication, and urban development. projects an

At the Census of India, 1881, the former princely state of Baroda published data for every village and town, called Dehzado. After presenting the general demography of Baroda state, this article presents an analysis of data on caste, tribe and religion. It provides classification of villages and towns by the number of castes and tribes found in them, and discusses the issues posed by them, especially the issue of single-caste villages. This article describes the horizontal spread of various castes, tribes and religious minorities and points out its implications. In the end, it discusses the problem of urbanisation, classifying the towns by ethnic groups found in them.