Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
Andre Beteille

Born: September 30, 1934 (age 90)
Bio: Andre Beteille is one of India's leading sociologists and writers. He is particularly well known for his studies of the caste system in South India.
Known for:
- Caste, class, and power (1965)
- Sociology: Essays on Approach and Method (2002)
- Chronicles of our time (2000)