This issue of Vishwabandhu looks at the struggle of the Indian people to emerge into a fuller democracy, and a new modern consciousness. The issue begins with an article that contrasts the methods and form of the Indian freedom struggle with the Russian revolution. Another article examines the recent detente between India and China from the perspective of a developing Indian democracy, while a third attempts to imagine a new modernity for colored humanity distinct from European Modernity. There is an article on the importance of S.A. Dange's life and ideas for our time. The issue also has the transcribed comments of Georges Nzongola-Ntatalja and Anthony Monteiro from a recent intercivilizational dialogue to commemorate the centenary of African freedom fighter Patrice Lumumba this year. A photo spread of pictures from the Ajanta caves and from Cheena Bhavan in Shantiniketan attempts to show the civilizational roots of Indian modern art. Lastly, we include two pieces from the archives: an essay by Dadabhai Naoroji, who's 200th birth anniversary falls this year; and a collection of poems by Indian authors written for Patrice Lumumba.
