pp 1-1 February 1996 Editorial

Editorial

N Mukunda

pp 2-3 February 1996 Article-in-a-Box

Chief Editor's column - After the Eclipse

Rajaram Nityananda

pp 6-11 February 1996

Higher Education in India

Roddam Narasimha

pp 12-17 February 1996 Series Article

Origin (?) of the Universe The Expanding Universe

Jayant V Narlikar

pp 18-25 February 1996 Series Article

Life: Complexity and Diversity The Expanding Biosphere

Madhav Gadgil

pp 26-31 February 1996 Series Article

Geometry A Circle of Ideas

Kapil H Paranjape

pp 32-39 February 1996 Series Article

Know Your Personal Computer The Personal Computer Hardware

Siddhartha Kumar Ghoshal

pp 40-46 February 1996 Series Article

Learning Organic Chemistry Through Natural Products Determination of Absolute Stereochemistry

N R Krishnaswamy

pp 47-54 February 1996 General Article

Artificial Neural Networks A Brief Introduction

Jitendra R Raol Sunilkumar S Mankame

pp 55-68 February 1996 General Article

On Randomness and Probability How to Mathematically Model Uncertain Events

Rajeeva L Karandikar

pp 69-73 February 1996 Feature Article

What's New in Computers The CD-ROM

Vijnan Shastri

pp 74-79 February 1996 Feature Article

Nature Watch The Dhole or the Asiatic Wild Dog

Arun Venkataraman

pp 80-83 February 1996 Feature Article

Molecule of the Month Isomers of Benzene - Still Pursuing Dreams

J Chandrasekhar

pp 84-89 February 1996 Classroom

On Bunsen Burners, Bacteria and the Bible

Milind Watve

pp 90-91 February 1996 Think It Over

The Richness of Chemistry / Prisoner's Dilemma

J Chandrasekhar

pp 92-101 February 1996 Reflections

Translation of the article in Bengali titled The Crisis of Science written by Satyendra Nath Bose in Parichay (1931).

Arnab Rai Choudhuri

pp 102-104 February 1996 Research News

Nature's Solar Cell

Stephen Suresh Gautham Nadig

pp 105-106 February 1996 Research News

The Seven Component Coupling

Uday Maitra

pp 107-111 February 1996 Research News

Discoverers of the Neutrino and Tau Recognized

K V L Sarma

pp 111-114 February 1996 Research News

Bose-Einstein Condensation Observed

Rajaram Nityananda

pp 115-116 February 1996 Book Review

Probability Theory Without Tears!

S Ramasubramanian

pp 117-119 February 1996 Book Review

Africans in the Americas; A Problem?

Raghavendra Gadagkar

pp 120-120 February 1996 Books Received

Books Received

pp 121-125 February 1996 Information and Announcements

Integrated Ph. D. Programme in Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences at Indian Institute of Sciences Introductory Summer School on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

pp 128-128 February 1996

Acknowledgements

pp 130-130 February 1996 Featured Scientist

Satyendra Nath Bose (1894-1974)