Articles by Satya Deva

Issues in Development Satya Deva Strategies for Third World Development edited by John S Augustine; Sage Publications, New Delhi, 1989; pp 156, Rs 145 (hardback).

Crisis of Western Social Science Satya Deva The Social Fabric; Dimensions and Issues edited by James F Short, Jr; Sage Publications, 1986; $ 14.95 (paperback), pp 366.

But once most parts of Coromandel were overrun and annexed by the imperial Mughals by 1690, this whole system, based on close relations between political and commercial elites, collapsed. The welfare of Coromandel was not of central concern to the Mughal rulers; what they were concerned with in that decadent phase was only a short- run increase in the tax income and avoidance of troubles. They gave the European companies liberal concessions and a degree of freedom of action in the hinterlands of their respective port settlements. This resulted in the gradual expansion of these settlements into viable territorial powers by the mid-18th century and in their armed interference with the regional politics. The disappearance of independent local courts automatically meant the discontinuity of the patronage Indian traders of Coromandel had been receiving from them so far. In the same manner, the political patronage which Coromandel merchants enjoyed in southeast Asian kingdoms was also eroded with the loss, following European ascendancy, of the positions of power they held there. This was one reason why indigenous trading declined in general during the 18th century, and many Coromandel shippers ceased to be carriers of trade themselves.

The 'New Education Policy' Satya Deva Challenge of Education: A Policy Perspective, Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi, August 1985; price not stated.

The Indian Knowledge Industry Satya Deva ONE of the vital issues that confronts us nowadays relates to the import of techno logy. Thus it is being discussed whether the proposed National Silicon Facility should be established with technology obtained from Hemlock. It is obvious that continued import of technology through multi-national corporations tends to make the country more and more dependent: this dependency then has repercussions in the wider economic, political, social and cultural fields. Hence it is important to examine the factors leading to it. In the following we shall look at the set up of our higher education from (his point of view. While our discussion will relate mainly to the social sciences, it will have some relevance to the natural sciences also, as we shall see.