Some of the Special Issues of the Journal published in the past are :

Vol 8, no.4 , March 1981 : On Bhupendra Nath Datta

Vol 15, nos. 1-2, June-September 1987 : On India after Forty Years of Independence

Vol 16, nos. 1-2, June-September 1988 : On Gramsci

Vol 18, nos 1-2, June-September 1990 : On Socialism in Crisis

Vol 21, nos 3-4, December 1993-March 1994 : On Harold Laski

Vol 31, nos 1-2, June-September 2003 : On Contemporary Liberalism

Vol 32, nos 1-2, June-September 2004 : On Gender, Society and Politics

Vol 33, nos 1-2, June-September 2005 : On Indian Democracy since the 1990s

Vol 37, nos 3-4, December 2009-March 2010 : On 60 years of the Indian Republic

Vol 39, nos 1-2, June-September 2011 : On State Assembly Elections, 2011