The medieval treatment of our women athletes protesting because their complaints of sexual harassment by the head of their Federation are not being acted upon belies all claims to women’s empowerment and youth being the future of the country. [...] What will become of these children; will they ever be counted as the future of India? While the article is a couple’s personal journey, it is also a lesson in the laws and the hurdles along the way. [...] The title of this year’s lecture was ‘Our History, Your History, Whose History?’ It was delivered by Professor Romila Thapar, who is known for her significant contributions to the study of the history of India, but also for her courage in speaking out about the ideology of the establishment as it impacts the study of history. [...] The other articles in the issue are thoughtful insights into the sari, ubiquitous but never static or unchanging; cross- cultural conversations that enable us to reconnect us with our past and make it relevant for us in the present; the two epics and the construction of the nation’s identity; Myanmar’s decade of gloom and the implications for India; and an interview with two Japanese economists wh. [...] The essay places his personal story in the larger context of the history and present of Burma (Myanmar.) OMITA GOYAL vi.
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