time-sequences, history and memory, in short the temporal and spatial implications of a creative effort. In this sense, although they vary widely from each other in terms of what they have to say, these essays on music, the visual arts, and a remarkable Bengali novel, are held together by the problems they are trying to explore. The answers, of course, are not necessarily the same.
But that is not the only theme we argue in this issue. Unlike Pranab Ray who questions the whole concept of internationalism in art, Ayyappa Paniker affirms just the opposite. Paniker's researches into forms of drama leads him to see remarkable similarities between the east and the west, and it is these parallelisms he sets forth in his essay.
With this issue JAI completes one year of its existence. We hope we have given you provocative enough reading material. Now we need your assistance. Donations, subscriptions and advertisements are most welcome. But more important, join this debate.
The creative enterprise in India has a link, however tenuous, with other cultures, notably the west. But within India — the spatial and temporal context of this enterprise - there is little exchange. Creativity, like music, cannot be built on silences alone! So write for us. Write on music, painting, architecture, literature, especially from Indian languages. The ancients said: 'Bhishak bhishafasaha samabhasheta\ Physicians must talk to physicians (so that the science of medicine grows). GPD
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