In the country like India, most of the land is urbanized day by day but most of the poor population is still living in the rural areas. The present book entitled Rural Development: Traditional to Modern India will ignore the concept of universal urbanization and encouraged the importance of rural people and places, particularly in terms of livelihood, Human Development Index (HDI), environmental conservation etc. Several intellectuals from all over the globe considered the effects of policies, world trends even grassroots moments on the living standards of villagers in both developed and developing countries. This book will help to show and fulfill the dreams of former President of India, Late. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in the form of PURA (Providing Urban Amenities in the Rural Areas). The text of the book also helps the candidates of civil aspirants as well as innovators, entrepreneurs, students, researchers, faculty members and all those candidates who are searching for the material of rural areas in one place both social and technological aspects. Although, rural development is not a very old field but not get the right momentum; this book will help in understanding the village and also tells how these villages can develop into smart village with all urban facilities i.e. from traditional to modern India.  The information in the book has been presented in a manner that avoids duplication of techniques as given in this book.