Communalism and India's Past R.S. Sharma 3 Encounter and Efflorescence: Genesis of the Medieval Civilization M. Athar Ali 13 On Some Recent Trends in the Indian Economy Ashok Mitra 29 DISCUSSION Ancient Indian Political History: Possibilities and Pitfalls Vivekanand Jha 36 NOTE Spatial Spread of Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries and Some Related Aspects Swapna Banerjee-Guha 55 NOTE Sita in the TV Uttararamayana Sukumari Bhattacharji 66 DOCUMENT Statement on the Indian Economy 72 DOCUMENT The Political Abuse of History 76 REVIEW ARTICLE Responses to Risk and Crisis Shereen Ratnagar 83 BOOK REVIEWS 96 200-201