KASAULI SEMINAR 71 aesthetic sphere, of sheer triumph of artistic intelligence over the ingredients being used, Brecht is brought in. Other possibilities which do not rule out the use of naturalism as a transitional technique are also mentioned in the conclusion. At the end Romi Khosla's presentation on innovations in architecture—with slides, some of which demonstrated the vitality of the architectural imagination in post-revolutionary Russia—also explored the central theme of the seminar with reference to a different medium insofar as his presentation sought to point out the politics of architecture. The seminar was followed by a meeting which discussed the format, the possible themes and the editorial principles of the forthcoming Journal of Arts and Ideas of which the first issue is now being prepared for the press and is expected to come out in September. MALINI BHATTACHARYA* '"Teaches English Literature at Jadavpur University, Calcutta.