CONTRIBUTORS SAN J AT A BAR U is a research scholar at the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum. DILIP KUMAR CHATTOPADHTAT teaches history at the Chandernagore College, West Bengal. GEORGES KRISTOFFEL LIETEN is a research scholar at the University of Amsterdam. Dr E T MATHEW is professor of economics. University of Keral a. Dr GAIL OMVEDT is assistant professor of sociology. University of California San Diego. Paper used for printing this number has been made available by the Government of India at a concessional rate.