pp 1-1 October 2002 Editorial

Editorial

Biman Nath

pp 2-3 October 2002 Article-in-a-Box

Timoshenko: Father of Engineering Mechanics

K R Y Simha

pp 4-5 October 2002 Table of Contents

Table of Contents

pp 6-22 October 2002 Series Article

Mathematics in Ancient India - Diophantine Equations: The Kuttaka

Amartya Kumar Dutta

pp 23-29 October 2002 Series Article

Glial Cells: The Other Cells of the Nervous System - Microglia – The Guardians of the CNS

Medha S Rajadhyaksha Daya Manghani

pp 30-44 October 2002 General Article

The Story of Large Electron Positron Collider - Fundamental Constituents of Matter

S N Ganguli

pp 45-53 October 2002 General Article

Timoshenko and His Books

K R Y Simha

pp 54-58 October 2002 General Article

Timoshenko–Wagner–Kappus Torsion Bending Theory and Wind Tunnel Balance Design

S P Govinda Raju K R Y Simha

pp 59-68 October 2002 General Article

Organic Synthesis under Solvent-free Condition: An Environmentally Benign Procedure – I

Gopalpur Nagendrappa

pp 69-78 October 2002 Feature Article

Nature Watch - When Dragons Fly

K A Subramanian

pp 79-82 October 2002 Research News

Direct Observation of Neutrino Oscillations at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory

B Ananthanarayan Ritesh K Singh

pp 83-98 October 2002 Reflections

As I Remember-Excerpts from the autobiography of S. P. Timoshenko

S P Timoshenko

pp 99-99 October 2002 Flowering Trees

Michelia champaca L.

pp 100-100 October 2002 Featured Scientist

S P Timoshenko (1878-1972)