Journal of Arts & Ideas 15/15 Sarvapriya Vihar, New Delhi 110 016. Phone: 6862924 A serious and well-produced publication with researched, documented articles on various aspects of the arts—cinema, music, theatre, literature, architecture, painting, etc.—and their interaction and relationship with political and social developments. On the Stands: Issue Nos. 17-18 Representations in History (A Special Number) Kumkum Sangari Representations in History Sudipta Kaviraj Signs of Madness—The Figure of Kamalakanta in the Work of Bankimchandra Chattopadhyay Angelika Heckel Rosa—The Audience and the Stage Vasundhara Dalmia-Luderitz Max Mueller—Appropriation of the Vedic Past Geeta Kapur Ravi Varma—Representational Dilemmas of a Nineteenth Century Indian Painter Susie Tharie Thinking the Nation Out—Some Reflections on Nationalism and Theory Badri Raina The Politics of Development—A Statement and a Case Tejaswini Niranjana Representation, History and the Case of Translation Aiyaz Ahmad Third Word Literature* and the Nationalist Ideology Partha Chatterjee Re-presenting Colonalism Madan Gopal Singh The Orientalist—A Note on Vivan Sundaram's Work SUBSCRIPTION RATES Individual (annual): Rs. 40/-Institutions & libraries (annual): Rs. 100/- Single issue: Rs. 15/-Double issue: Rs.25/-