pp 1-2 January 1997 Editorial

Editorial

N Mukunda

pp 3-4 January 1997 Article-in-a-Box

Sálim Ali

Zafar Futehally

pp 5-5 January 1997 Science Smiles

Science Smiles

R K Laxman

pp 6-7 January 1997 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

pp 8-15 January 1997 Series Article

The Challenge of Weather Prediction Difficulties in Predicting the Weather

B N Goswami

pp 16-24 January 1997 Series Article

The Vacillating Mathematician Where Does She End Up?

K B Athreya

pp 25-33 January 1997 Series Article

The Immune System and Bodily Defence Why Do We Need an Immune System?

Vineeta Bal Satyajit Rath

pp 34-43 January 1997 Series Article

Error Correcting Codes The Hamming Codes

Priti Shankar

pp 44-52 January 1997 General Article

Nakula's Extraordinary Talent Mathematics From the Mahabharatha

C Musili

pp 53-59 January 1997 General Article

Fostering Creativity in Students A Short Synthesis Project for the Organic Chemistry Laboratory

Mary M Mader Charles A Liberko

pp 60-64 January 1997 Classroom

Impressions of the 37th IMO 96

Ajay C Ramdoss

pp 65-65 January 1997 Classroom

Refrigerator Problem

R Srinivasan

pp 66-67 January 1997 Think It Over

Discussion of question raised

pp 68-73 January 1997 Research News

Discovery of Fullerenes Giving a New Shape to Carbon Chemistry

Rathna Ananthaiah

pp 74-76 January 1997 Book Review

The Fall of a Sparrow The Life of Sálim Ali

Kartik Shanker

pp 77-80 January 1997 Book Review

Quantum Revolution The Birth of Quantum Mechanics

A K Vijaykumar

pp 81-94 January 1997 Reflections

An Ornithological Pilgrimage to Lake Manasarowar and Mount Kailas

Sálim Ali

pp 95-95 January 1997

Acknowledgements

pp 96-96 January 1997 Information and Announcements

Information and Announcements

pp 98-98 January 1997 Featured Scientist

Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (1896-1987)