The concept of “Development”, in its different avatars – political, socio-economic, cultural – and “good Governance’’ are catchwords of the new millennium. These two concepts have occupied a central place in the contemporary discourse of national and international politics and governance. It is globally acknowledged that ‘development’ and ‘good governance’ cannot be achieved unless they are founded on good quality of higher education and pioneering research. The diverse essays complied in this volume represent contemporary Indian scholarship on the issues of higher education, good governance and development. These esaays present divergent ideas, perspectives, arguments and analyses on the issues of development, good governance, human rights, right to information, gender justice, Democracy, globalization, human development andsustainable development. The book will be found highly useful for researchers, university teachers, policy makers, bureaucrats and general readers.