Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 4 MAY NUMBER 10 1976 CONTENTS P Sivanandan 3 Economic Backwardness of Harijans in Kcrala Subhash C Malik 29 Role of the Past in a Developing Nation V Aravindakshan 38 Shakespeare's Treatment of Tyranny A V Balu 45 Marxian Political Economy Part One NOTE M J K Thavaraj 58 Pricing and the Consumer BOOK REVIEW Sharad Patil 65 Islam—Muslims—India A Hides, note and hook review express the views of the authofs and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.