Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 2 JANUARY/FEBRUARY PLUMBER 6/7 1974 CONTENTSy V Kumari Jayawardena 3 Origins of the Left Movement in Sri Lanka M D Rajukumar 29 Struggles for Rights during Later Chola Period REPORT V K Ramachandran 36 Project Time Capsule and the Indian Council of Historical Research NOTE M J K Thavaraj 53 Budgetary Policies and Inflation in India COMMUNICATIONS Amalendu Guha 59 A Comment on 'Origins of Arvind N Das the Assamese Middle Class^ Hiren Goham 67 Reply BOOK REVIEW E M S Namboodiripad 72 My War with the ClA—Cam -bodia's Fight for Survival Articles, report, note, communications and book review express the views of their authors and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.