K.M. George is an independent consultant.

M.S. James teaches at St. Berchmans' College, Changanacherry

Jose Chathukulam is Director, Centre for Rural Management, Kottayam.

P.M. Joseph is Senior Fellow, Centre for Rural Management, Kottayam

K.A. Joseph is Managing Director, Kerala Venture Capital Fund Pvt. Ltd (KVCF), Cochin

Joseph A Thomas teaches at Government College, Manimalakunnu

Martin Patrick teaches at Maharaja's College, Cochin

P M Mathew is Director, Institute of Small Enterprises and Development, Cochin.

P. Mohanan Pillai is Fellow, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum

M. Mohandas is Associate Dean, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur

Mridul Eapen is Associate Fellow, Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum.

S Muraleedharan is Senior Lecturer, Government College, Kasargod.

C. Padmini is Senior Lecturer, Government Brennen College, Tellichery.

P.P.Pillai is Hon. Director, Institute of Planning and Applied Economic Research, Dr. John Matthai Centre, Thrissur.

B.A. Prakash is Professor, Department of Economics, University of Kerala.

C J Punnathara is Editor-in-charge, The Business Line, Cochin

N. Ramalingam is in the Faculty of Centre for Taxation Studies, Trivandrum

Satish Babu is Vice President, InApp, Technopark, Trivandrum; also Regional Vice President (South), Computer Society of India.

D. Sivakumar is Faculty Member at the Population Research Centre, Trivandrum.

M K Sukumaran Nair is Director, Centre for Rural Development and Appropriate Technology, Cochin University of Science and Technology.

K.N. Shyamasundaran Nair is Vice Chairman, Commission on WTO Concerns in Agriculture, Government of Kerala ; also Former Vice Chancellor, Kerala Agricultural University.

K T Thomson is Reader, School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology