00785pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001500040245004400055260000900099300001600108362001100124520043600135650002100571650001300592773003400605180718b2002   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aSarath, S.  aRaj and the railways (a review article)  c2002  ap.1123-128.  a23 Mar  aThe characteristics of globalisation as it is now unfolding are multifarious.  It is influencing culture as much as the economies of nation states.  While most attention is focused on economic integration globalisation is seen to be leading to cultural hegemony.  While such homogenisation of diverse cultures certainly makes humanity poorer, tentatively, haltingly, a universal conscience is beginning to take shape. - Reproduced.  aRailways - India  aRailways  aEconomic and Political Weekly