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These essays, written over the last quarter of a century, deal with a number of problems of relevance-social change and development dealing mainly in medieval India but tracing the developments in the earlier period, and ate impact of these on present developmental approaches; the role of cities of fostering an integrated composite culture; the role of Raja Ram Mohan roy and the problem of integration, dynamism and decay in Indian culture. These are related to the growth of education in India, and the need to safeguard against fundamentalism and upholding the values of rationalism. The author argues that while there was continuous growth in medieval times, the major fruits of development were appropriated by narrow privileged sections, as is often the case. About the Author Satish Chandra (b. 1922)\'s book Parties and Politics at the Mughal Court 1707-40, and subsequent researchers helped to give a new shape to Indian history after Independence. He was Professor of History, Jawaharlal Nehru University (1970-72, 1981-87) and Vice Chairman and Chairman, University Grants Commission (1973-81). He taught at the Universities of Allahabad, Aligarh Muslim, Delhi and Rajasthan. He was Smuts\' Visiting Professor, Cambridge University (1971), and associated with many national and international agencies. He was Secretary and later President, Indian History Congress (1973); Council Member, United National University, Tokyo (1980-86); Associate Director of Research, Maison des Sciences de I\'Homme, Paris; Member, Executive Board, International Congress of Historical Sciences, Paris (1975-85), etc. He was also Chairman of the Committee to review Civil Services Examination in Delhi in 1984. Presently, he is Vice-Chairman, Society for Indian Ocean Studies. He is also the Editorial Secretary of the twelve volumes History of India scheme prepared by the Indian History Congress.