1. Editorial

   • G. K. Ananthasuresh

   EditorialNotes 27 April 2012 Pages: 317 - 318

2. Rudolf Diesel — The rational inventor of a heat engine

   • Tilottama Shrinivasa

   Article-in-A-Box 27 April 2012 Pages: 319 - 320

3. Science smiles

   • Ayan Guha

   OriginalPaper 27 April 2012 Pages: 321 - 321

4. Dawn of science

   • T. Padmanabhan

   Series / Article 27 April 2012 Pages: 324 - 329

5. Eliciting information on sensitive matters without inviting respondents’ ire

   • V. R. Padmawar

   General / Article 27 April 2012 Pages: 330 - 346

6. Do bacteria age?

   • Souvik Bhattacharyya

   General / Article 27 April 2012 Pages: 347 - 364

7. The evolution of diesel engines

   • U. Shrinivasa

   General / Article 27 April 2012 Pages: 365 - 377

8. A train journey between two terminating stations

   • S. N. Maitra

   Classroom 27 April 2012 Pages: 378 - 386

9. Unidirectional motion of vehicle on sinusoidal path

   • Anuj Bhatnagar

   Classroom 27 April 2012 Pages: 387 - 392

10. Darshana jolts

    • V. V. Raman

    Reflections 27 April 2012 Pages: 393 - 405

11. Classics

    OriginalPaper 27 April 2012 Pages: 406 - 424

12. Fortieth Refresher Course in Experimental Physics 16–31, August 2012

    Information and Announcements 27 April 2012 Pages: 425 - 425