It will perhaps be wrong to suggest that the participants in the five-day seminar organised by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study at Simla last week represented what might loosely be called the country’s intellectual community. The economists were, for instance, conspicuous by their absence. Considering the choice of the … Read More
It is somewhat arbitrary to divide a vigorous relationship like the one between India and the Soviet Union into distinct periods. For one thing, the dominating theme of one period flows into the next and, for another, each side inevitably regards different dates as turning points. Even so, the exercise … Read More
While there is everything to be said for preserving and protecting the country’s art treasures, it is open to question whether the Art and Antiquities Act will, as it stands, best serve this purpose. The Central government, particularly the Ministry of Education which has been responsible for pushing through and … Read More
