Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 2 MAY NUMBER 10 1974 S^^^V\\^li CONTENTS )5 'j^ ^/ Sudipto Mundle 3 State Gharac , .nomic Policy Dilbagh Singh 20 The Role of the Mahajans in the Rural Economy in Eastern Rajasthan during the 18th Century Habib Tanvir 32 Theatre is in the Villages NOTE N Vanamamalai 42 Accumulation of Gold in Tan-jore Temple—An enquiry into its sources V A Gaitonde 49 Methods of Ideological Suppression M P Parameswaran 55 Manpower Planning in India BOOK REVIEW Sunit Chopra 67 A Survey of Research in Sociology and Social Anthropology Articles, notes and book review express the views of their authors and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.