Training and Development: Theories and Applications: Theory and Applications Review The book is a valuable addition to the introductory textbooks on training and development in the organizational setting. It has a firm grounding in the Indian context, making the theoretical insights and the practical guidelines immediately relevant to the Indian reader.    (Abhigyan, Vol XXXIII No.3) 				    	 					         		         		         	                  	         		About the Author Dipak Kumar Bhattacharyya is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, India. He is Ph.D. in Management from University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India. For about 15 years, he has served the corporate world in training and organizational development function. In the last two decades, he has worked with several management institutes in India. He has also served as the Director, Centre for Management Education, All India Management Association, New Delhi; the Director (Academic), Institute of Engineering and Management, Kolkata; and a Dean, Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management, Kolkata. He is a visiting faculty at XLRI―Xavier School of Management, Jamshedpur. Professor Bhattacharyya has an extensive consultancy experience in human resources (HR), quality management, and organizational development and restructuring areas. He has published 25 books on HR management, and has contributed more than 100 papers in various journals of national and international repute.