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A master chronicler

The Unknown Hsuang-Tsang, edited by D. Devahuti; Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2001; pages.184, Rs.495.

An expanding movement

A national conference of the All India Democratic Women's Association considers the problems and challenges that confront women and re-asserts its pro

PARVATHI MENON in Visakhapatnam

Waking up to GM cotton

There is no sign as yet of the thriving crop of genetically modified cotton in Gujarat, introduced illegally by a small player in the field of seed de

Karnataka's contention

IN Karnataka, a period of severe drought owing to the failure of the monsoons was followed by fairly heavy and widespread rain. From June 1 to Septemb

PARVATHI MENON in Bangalore

On the reform route

The S.M. Krishna government in Karnataka has stuck to its World Bank-aided reform agenda in its first two years; however, it creates a constituency of

PARVATHI MENON in Bangalore

Another caste crime

An act of caste reprisal puts to shame a northern Karnataka village.

PARVATHI MENON in Vannenur

Democratising history

Prehistory by Irfan Habib, People's History of India 1, published by the Aligarh Historians Society and Tulika, New Delhi, 2001; pages 76, Rs.160.

A ringside view

A conversation with Sayed Shah Abdul Hye, Mohammad Ali Jinnah's chauffeur.

PARVATHI MENON in Udipi

Of studies on women

Ideals, Images and Real Lives: Women in Literature and History, Alice Thorner and Maithreyi Krishnaraj (eds.); Sameeksha Trust for Orient Longman, 200

The transgenosis debate

Even as public pressure for transparency in the matter of the introduction of transgenic crops is set to grow in India, a decision on whether to allow

Cautious corporatisation

The ongoing process of corporatisation of water supply in Bangalore has important implications.

PARVATHI MENON in Bangalore

What is the Left Front?

THE Left Front that assumed office for the first time in 1977 comprised six parties. They were: the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Forward Bl