Acknowledgements

Some of the illustrations, photographs and pictures which appear in this book were used as a part of an exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education & Culture, Government of India, and organized by Indian Council of Philosophical Research in November 1983. Dr. T. K. Sarkar, who was at that time Director of the Indian Council of Philosophical Research, was in charge of organizing this exhibition. We are indebted to the Ministry of Education for their help and wish to put on record our gratitude to them.

A number of designs and photographs which have been reproduced in this book have been selected from a collection of materials, the original sources of which are not known or could not be traced. We would, however, like to acknowledge with thanks these contributions. Some pictures have been taken from the stills of the film, Man after Man by David Montemurri. Among other artists who have helped us, we should like to mention Shri Niren Sengupta, Mr Rolf and Shri Rathin Sengupta.

We have received invaluable help from Shri Buddhadev Bhattacharya, and the design and layout of this book owes much to his initiative and labour. We are very grateful to him.

Professor D. P. Chattopadhyaya, Chairman, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, has given constant encouragement, and to him we owe a deep debt of gratitude.

To the contemporary man's

journey towards the next step

in evolution