Economic and Political Weekly: Table of Contents

Vol. 53, Issue No. 8, 24 Feb, 2018

Editorials

Lessons from a ‘Scam’

Empowering the Watchdogs

When the State Turns Rogue

From 50 Years Ago

From 50 Years Ago: Sharing the Rann

Strategic Affairs

Chasing the American Dream

Atul Bhardwaj

Commentary

Preserving Cultural Heritage - Addressing Gaps in the Antiquities Act

Deepthi Sasidharan

Assessing ASER 2017 - Reading between the Lines

Disha Nawani

Political Destiny of Immigrants in Assam - National Register of Citizens

Akhil Ranjan Dutta

Book Reviews

The Corruption of Economics

Avinash Persaud

States That Might Have Been - Lost Political Vitalities of Independent India

Satadru Sen

Perspectives

The Sugar Industry in Maharashtra

Pradeep S Chavan

Special Articles

Implementation of Section 12(1)(c) of the Right to Education Act

Ankur Sarin, Ambrish Dongre, Praveen Khanghta, Nishank Varshney, Akriti Gaur, Ajey Sengai

Learning to Live in the Colonies and Camps - Repatriates and Refugees in Tamil Nadu

Frank Heidemann, Abhijit Dasgupta

Politics of the Informal - Women’s Associational Life and Public Space in the Hills of Manipur

G Amarjit Sharma

Notes

Agrarian Crisis - A Ringside View—II

Uma Shankari

Discussion

Need for Change in Forest Management and Silviculture

Naresh Chandra Saxena

Current Statistics

Current Statistics

Postscript

A Familiar Beat

Anu Kumar

A Rare Life

Prattyush Banerjee

Last Lines

Letters

Domestic Violence among NRIs

Arpita Das

Cauvery Water Sharing

M S Swaminathan

Deconstruct and Decriminalise

Bibha Tripathi

Appointments/Programmes/Announcements

Appointments/Programmes/Announcements