Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 6 JUNE NUMBER 11 1978 CONTENTS Francois Houtart 3 Socio - Religious Movements in Genevieve Lemercinier Kerala : A Reaction to the Capitalist Mode of Production: Part one S K Mittal 35 Baba Ram Chandra and Peasant Kapil Kumar Upsurge in Oudh: 1920-21 Sibsankar Mukherjee 57 Changing Control in some Selected Tea Producing Companies ofjalpaiguri Town COMMUNICATION GailOmvdt 70 Towards a Marxist Analysis of Caste : A Response to B T Ranadive BOOK REVIEWSG Ramakrishna 77 The Assault on Science in Ancient IndiaTrfdfib K Clkafe^tmrti 84 Power and Criminality Article Communication and Reviews express the views of the authors and not necessary of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences.