The perplexity of Ram Sharan Mahat is palpable. He did everything according to the book of the Washington Consensus, and religiously followed every prescription of IMF-World Bank. The results weren&
A fine memoir of a wronged man who refuses to go for the jugular.
Scepticism and rationalism brought India/Southasia till here, and will take us into the future, says the Nobel laureate.
Indians, and some Pakistanis, rave about a piece of pure fiction, willing to believe it as fact.
The Nobel laureate rails against failed revolutionaries in India and then, perhaps in the interest of fairness, strikes a few blows at England's working class.
Monica Ali,
Brick Lane,
Doubleday,
London, 2003.
Naila Kabeer, The Power to Choose: Bangladeshi Women Workers and Labour Market Decisions,
India needs a Northeast policy. The Northeast needs a Northeast policy.
'Hindus' and 'Muslims' may not exactly be the distinct monolithic identities, as is made out in political rhetoric. The Hindus and Muslims of South India are a case in point.
The conflict in Kashmir may be projected as the 'militant Islamic' assault on the state. But the origins of Kashmiriyat were never built on inter-religious antagonism.
Kachchativu: And The Maritime Boundary Of Sri Lanka
by WT Jayasinghe
Stamford Lake Publication, Colombo, 2003
As WT Jayasinghe describes it, "Kachchativu is known as a parched and almost
Gender and Caste
edited by Anupama Rao;
series Issues in Contemporary Feminism
Kali for Women, New Delhi, 2003;
