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What makes us think that we can continue to sacrifice our limited space and resources to the relentless population pressures of the world? Must we continue to serve as the escape for every medieval country until we become just as choked by corruption, caste and privilege as they are?
But, no matter, they still gave me credentials. When I walked out of the room with my pinkcolored "news" tag dangling from my neck, I felt smug. But my confidence was jolted when I got back in the elevator. I was surrounded by a group of newsmen with orange tags...
As an outcast in search of attention, affection and "a home," as he puts it, he begins frequenting the quarters of three technical sergeants, two white, one black. They are men of caste status in an army hutment, an odd lot indeed. Richie (Peter Evans) is an avowed homosexual. The...
is a land known only too well for its diversity of life. Its crowded millions comprise a social fabric that seems to be held together by its numerous divisions and sub-divisions into categories of ethnic type, caste, religion and income. The elaborateness and complexity of the social hierarchy is...
Cash Payments. The dowry system, which crosses all caste lines, is now a major target of government reform. Technically, dowries were outlawed under a 1961 law that proved impossible to enforce. Now the reformers are relying on social pressure. The 5 million-member Youth Congress is urging its male members...