Poor Imitators

Poor Imitators G P D THE preparations for 1989 are already on. You would have got this impression, a.s we did, if you were in Delhi about the middle of November. Suddenly there were discussions, seminars, symposia on Nehru and his contributions everywhere in the capital. The occasion, of course, was his 93rd birthday on November 14. One got the impression that some preparatory salvoes of the centenary celebrations were being fired. The capital was full of Nehruiana, It could be the first round of what will over the next five years be the build up for the centenary celebrations; alternatively, it might be a reminder in view of the 1985 (or will it be 1984?) elections of the Nehrus in general and their contribution to the welfare of this country and of humanity at large.