1. Editorial

   • R. Tandon
   • N. Mukunda

   Departments Pages: 1 - 4

2. What can the answer be?

   • V. Balakrishnan

   Series Article Pages: 8 - 15

3. Life: Complexity and diversity

   • Madhav Gadgil

   Series Article Pages: 16 - 21

4. Jeans and means

   • Subramania Ranganathan

   Series Article Pages: 22 - 27

5. Geometry VI

   • Kapil H. Paranjape

   Series Article Pages: 28 - 33

6. Questioning a dogma

   • Milind G. Waive
   • Neelima M. Deshpande

   General Article Pages: 34 - 42

7. From genetics to genetic algorithms

   • Jitendra R. Raol
   • Abhijit Jalisatgi

   General Article Pages: 43 - 54

8. Antecedent rivers

   • K. S. Valdiya

   General Article Pages: 55 - 63

9. Nature watch

   • Kartik Shanker

   Feature Article Pages: 64 - 70

10. How stimulating ideas can generate an attitude of inquiry

    • Girish Govindarajan
    • Emmett L. Wright

    Departments Pages: 71 - 77

11. Self-Copying program

    • S. K. Ghoshal
    • Rajeeva L. Karandikar

    Departments Pages: 78 - 78

12. To switch, or not to switch

    • Rajeeva L. Karandikar

    Departments Pages: 79 - 80

13. Which direction does the frictional force act?

    Departments Pages: 80 - 80

14. Factors stabilizing the ionic hydrocarbon, C₁₁₅H₉₀

    Departments Pages: 81 - 81

15. New orbital hybridization schemes for metal hydrides

    • J. Chandrasekhar

    Research News Pages: 82 - 85

16. Book reviews

    • K. R. S. Sastry
    • V. H. Arakeri

    BookReview Pages: 86 - 89

17. Information and announcements

    Deparentments Pages: 90 - 91

18. Acknowledgements

    Acknowledgments Pages: 92 - 92

19. Errata

    • Jayant V. Narlikar

    Erratum Pages: 92 - 92

20. Books received

    Announcement Pages: 93 - 93