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Fading footprints

The well-researched articles in this volume look at the shrinking space for tribal rights from various vantage points.

'Far too many people still believe that only the so-called bright or smart children matter and deserve education of the best quality,' says Krishna Kumar.-V. GANESAN

Teaching profession is in a deep crisis

Interview with Prof. Krishna Kumar, Director of the NCERT.

'Art appreciation has to do with who you are. It's personal thing,' says Leela Samson, director of Kalakshetra.-N. SRIDHARAN

Brush with art

Interview with dancer Leela Samson on the Indian art scene.

INSIDE A PRIMARY school run by the Chennai Municipal Corporation.-S. THANTHONI

UPA's mid-term report card

The UPA's record of achievement is a case of two steps forward and a giant step backward.

SSA was launched when M.M. Joshi was Human Resource Development Minister.-S. RAMESH KURUP

Strong on slogans

"WHERE is the SSA office?" I enquired of one of the attenders in the Directorate of Public Instruction office in Chennai.

Schoolchildren at a rally in June this year in Chennai to mark the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Total Enrolment Day.-M. MOORTHY

Bitter lessons

After five years of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, government-run and aided schools in both rural and urban areas exhibit largely the same old deficiency disea

Pervez Hoodbhoy.-V. SUDERSHAN

Pervez the peace-maker

Pakistani scientist Pervez Hoodbhoy's documentary on Kashmir crosses the border with a message of peace and friendship.

Vajpayee's poetic voice

21 Poems by Atal Bihari Vajpayee, translated by Pavan K. Varma; Viking, Penguin-India, 2000; Rs.195.

In a scene from Char Adhyay, Ela (Nandini Goshal) and Atin (Sumant Chhattopadhyay).-PICTURES: BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT

The bloodying of nationalism

The film Char Adhyay, set in the terrorist phase of the Indian freedom movement, is an outstanding example of Kumar Shahani's meticulous artistry.

MUD

A Tamil story by La. Sa. Ramamirtham.

Translated by Vasantha Surya