This study is a modest attempt at analytical documentation of the various processes involved in setting up the Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) in Akkaraipettai, Tamil Nadu. Akkaraipettai is a fi shing village in Nagapattinam district, which was severely affected by the Tsunami in 2004. As a post-Tsunami intervention this VKC was set up by M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), with the fi nancial support of TATA Relief Committee (TRC), in early 2005. Setting up of this particular VKC during the stressful post-Tsunami period and the development of the VKC over the years have certain unique and interesting features and therefore this VKC has been chosen for a detailed study.

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation