Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 5 OCTOBER NUMBER 3 1976 CONTENTS Francois Houtart 3 Buddhism and Politics in Southeast Asia M A Oommen 24 Rise and Growth of Banking in Kerala A V Balu 47 Marxian Political Economy Part Six REPORT P M Bora 60 Teacher and the Local Boss NOTE K P Singh 69 Prem Chand's Ideology BOOK REVIEW R S 77 Aid as Imperialism Articles, report, note and book review express the views of the authors and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.