DOCUMENTING DEMOCRATIC DECENTRALISATION IN KERALA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SERVICES TO CHILDREN UNDER SIX: CASE STUDY OF MALAPPURAM DISTRICT, KERALA, INDIA April, 2016 FIELD INVESTIGATORS Francis Kuriakose Deepa Kylasam Iyer Centre for Child and the Law, NATIONAL LAW SCHOOL OF INDIA UNIVERSITY Nagarbhavi, Bangalore, INDIA - 560072 The field investigators would like to acknowledge with gratitude the immense local help and support given by the following people: M.S. Mohanan, KSSP, Malappuram District, Shobha Raghunath, Department of Education, K. Sreenivasan and Ummer, Adhyapaka Bhavan, Kottakkal and all the stakeholders and members of the community who gave their opinions and insights with enthusiasm. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of National Law School of India University.