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India’s Sustainability Puzzle: Economy, Environment and Everyday Choices, edited by Dr. Lawrence Mathew, brings together diverse perspectives on sustainability in the Indian context. The book explores sustainability not merely as an environmental concern, but as an interconnected economic, social, institutional, technological, and behavioural challenge.

Through twelve chapters, the book examines subjects including circular economy and waste-to-infrastructure models, wetland microbiomes, sustainable agriculture and microbial approaches, menstrual health, rural entrepreneurship, gender equality and public policy, socially responsible behaviour, mangrove conservation, women's WASH challenges, and eco-tourism.

Drawing on research, case studies, policy perspectives, and practical approaches, the volume highlights how environmental protection, economic development, social inclusion, responsible consumption, and everyday choices are closely connected. It encourages readers to view sustainability as a shared responsibility and to think critically about how individual and institutional actions can contribute to a more resilient and sustainable India.

Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) reflect the knowledge, practices, values, and life experiences that have been passed down through generations in India. They include ideas found in literature, science, medicine, agriculture, art, education, architecture, philosophy, and everyday cultural practices. These knowledge traditions reflect India's long-standing intellectual heritage. They continue to offer practical insights into sustainable living, ethical values, community harmony, and holistic learning. Indian Knowledge Systems: Perspectives and Practices is an edited volume that brings together interdisciplinary scholarly contributions that explore the depth and relevance of indigenous knowledge traditions in present-day contexts. The chapters in this book examine how traditional knowledge systems interact with modern academic disciplines and contemporary social realities. The volume engages with diverse themes including mathematical reasoning in the Sulbasutras, traditional metallurgy and nanobiomedicine, ecological significance of the lotus, festive culinary traditions, Kolam and computational thinking, ethical practices, women as custodians of cultural knowledge, indigenous ecological systems, Tamil epic traditions, pedagogy in Indian Knowledge Systems, and heritage as sustainable industry. It will be useful for researchers, teachers, students, and general readers interested in Indian culture, knowledge traditions, and their significance in the modern world.