Prof. GRS Rao is a student of sociology of law and development. His doctoral work (1975) has been commended as a pioneering effort in the field of sociology of law in India. As a Chair Professor in Public Policy at the Administrative Staff College of India, and Director of the Rajaji International Institute of Public Affairs and Administration, Prof. Raos professional work, inter-alia, encompassed Management Development, (a series of national workshops in public policy management for senior IAS and IPS administrators, and Ministers from all the States of India); Research (communal, caste, regional conflict; Technology Missions et al); and, Management Consulting (reorganization of CRPF, Left Wing Extremism et al). Dr. Rao has been invited to chair sessions and to present papers at several international and global conferences. Presently he is Chairperson of Centre for Public Policy and Social Development, and of the Academy of Gandhian Studies.