The lead article by Utsa Patnaik in the current number of Social Scientist presents a striking argument about colonial India that is both unconventional and counter-intuitive. The colonial period, as is well-known, had witnessed a substantial and systematic drain of…
During 1893 to 1923 some half a dozen Commissions to consider problems of Indian finance and currency were constituted and submitted their reports. This flurry of activity resulted from international economic developments, especially the adoption of the Gold Standard by…
Credit cooperatives are the oldest serving financial institutions in the country. These institutions, premised on the principles of self-help, mutual aid and cooperation, were established with the vision of promoting growth and development in the rural hinterland and strengthening the…
As we know, nineteenth-century Bengal witnessed aggressive religious debates, and denunciation of various aspects of society, culture and the economy relying on the vocabulary of religious discourse. Newspapers emerged as the most effective organs for different religious institutions and champions…
Conversations with Ambedkar: 10 Ambedkar Memorial Lectures, Edited by Valerian Rodrigues, Tulika Books–Ambedkar University Delhi. Book Reivew by Moggallan Bhartiteaches Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), along with Tulika Books, has recently brought out a collection of the first ten Ambedkar Memorial…