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...which 19th century liberalism regarded the state, and enunciated the magnificent principle that "if all mankind minus one were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion," mankind would still not be justified in silencing him. Yet at that very time, Karl Marx was writing Das Kapital, striking back at liberal individualism in the name of mankind. For the industrial worker, argued Marx, had been "reduced to a mere fragment of a man, mentally and physically dehumanized," and only collective action, state action, could redress his wrongs...
...wedding night Puglee (Aparna das Gupta) escapes from Amulya's flower-decked bedroom to play with her pet squirrel; then she throws all of Amulya's precious books on the floor. In disgust he sends her back home saying: "If you write to me as a wife to her husband, I'll be truly happy." But Puglee cannot write. At first she sulks, then she pines, finally she fasts. But while she is fasting, she learns to write. One night Amulya comes to his room and finds a note on his bed. It reads: "Please come back...
...their valor did not go unrecorded. A German film company preparing a documentary on Harvard for the das deutsche Fernsehen shot hundreds of feet of the folksing, complete with soundtrack. The cameraman did not explain how they had gotten word of the protest. "Just passing by," he said...
Under the terms of the contracts, the DAS retains a free hand to advise without regard to political considerations. In each case, the financial grants are made respective of the success or nature of the advice given...
...proposed project with the Argentine and Colombian governments will be modeled after the Pakistan field project. The contracts call for teams of economic experts to work with the governments in formulating development plans. According to Gustav F. Papanek, assistant director of the DAS, the plans for development are designed for the needs of each particular country...