When one gleans from the innumerable documents pertaining to the public health initiatives in Tamil Nadu, is the prescient mission of the Adyar Cancer Institute- “Today’s Research is Tomorrow’s Treatment”. At a deeper level, this encapsulates modern Tamil Nadu and its model of governance. Tamil Nadu’s developmental model is based on informed decision making process where a wide and considered consultation process precedes the pronouncement of policy decisions. Chief Minister M.K. Stalin often refers to the Dravidian model of growth as the democratic answer to the extreme centralisation we are witnessing over the last decade. For some, the Dravidian Model remains an elusive concept. But, a look at the social and the economic indicators of the state will gives us a clear picture of the Dravidian Model.