Concept of state : the Indian perspective and the world -- State and society in Medieval India -- The rise of state and its evolution in Rajasthan : the case of Jodhpur -- Towns in the Orient and Fernand Braudel -- Qasbas in West Rajasthan : small towns during the seventeenth century -- Cultural and political role of Delhi, 1675-1725 -- India's maritime tradition : a review -- Some modern Indian historians : Ishwari Prasad, R.P. Tripathi, Syed Nurul Hasan -- Interaction of Bhakti and Sufi movements in South Asia -- Half a century of India's freedom : retrospect and prospect