K M Shrimali-Frontline

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Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) protesting in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on August 6 against the Centre’s decisions on Jammu and Kashmir.

For a new Left

The Left must prepare itself to plough its own furrow while taking the lead in the fight against the neoliberal economic order and the communal onslau

German connection

The books under review showcase the reshaping and re-centring of the long tradition of German Indology.

Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh receiving a report of the Central Advisory Board of Education Committee on `Autonomy of Higher Educational Institutions' from West Bengal Minister for Education Kanti Biswas, who chaired the committee, on June 29.-R.V. MOORTHY

Another retreat of reason

The National Curriculum Framework 2005 glorifies "local knowledge traditions" and fails to provide adequate space for the voice of reason.

Whither Indian archaeology?

A critique of the Archaeological Survey of India's report on the Ayodhya excavations, which raises more questions than it answers.

A sadhu with a trishul.-

Trident stridency

The history and politics of `trishul' and `diksha'.

Medievalism defined

Early Medieval Indian Society: A Study in Feudalisation by R.S. Sharma; Orient Longman, Hyderabad, 2001; pages x+374, Rs.590.

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