Articles by V K Natraj

The proposed 87th Constitution amendment bill and its countrycousin the Andhra Pradesh Ordinance have highlighted once again something which has characterised the entire history of political decentralisation in India: the link between decentralisation and the model of development pursued at a given point of time.

V K Natraj Besides his enriching contributions to Kannada literature, K V Puttappa will be remembered for his deep humanitarian spirit K V PUTTAPPA, one of the greatest poets and men of letters in Kannada passed away on November 10, 1994. Popularly known as Kuvempu, he strode the Kannada literary scene for almost half a century as poet, novelist, essayist, dramatist, critic and an ardent champion of Kannada. No honour bypassed him. He was Kannada's first Jnanapith award winner. The state government bestowed upon him the title Rashtrakavi. He was professor of Kannada, principal of Maharaja's college and the vice-chancellor of the university of Mysore. He was the first professor of Kannada to become a vice-chancellor. He became a legend in his life time.

Steady Advance to Backwardness V K Natraj The new reservation policy of the Karnataka government is an illustration of a conundrum: any policy of protective discrimination can succeed only if it enjoys the support of at least one dominant group but the very inclusion of that group will make a mockery of the policy.