Cover Story

Einstein's century:
by T. Jayaraman
Early influences
The private Einstein
The origin of mass:
by Frank Wilczek
The WYP logo
The key to the world of atoms:
by V. Balakrishnan
Space, time and Einstein:
by Rajesh Gopakumar
The quantum leap:
by Virendra Singh
In pursuit of a dream:
by S. Chatterjee
Celebrating physics:
by R. Ramachandran
The UNESCO resolution
The IUPAP resolution

Controversy
Dealing with defence deals

The States
Bihar: A role for the Governor
Rumblings in the TDP
Tamil Nadu: The byelection test
Disempowering Dalits
Striking terror in Bhilwara
The Hashimpura massacre case
Biman Bose’s campaign

World Affairs
Asian-African Summit
Japan’s apology
People prevail in Ecuador
Understanding Benedict XVI
Democracy in deficit:
by Vijay Prashad

Wildlife
The lions of Gir
Task of tiger conservation:
by Ashish Kothari
Missing tigers

Reports
U.N.’s Millennium Assessment Report
Some disturbing findings

Environment
‘Green growth’ and some doubts:
by Lawrence Surendra
Interview: Klaus Toepfer,Executive Director, UNEP

Health Care
Gaps in a Mission

Anthropology
A long-lost cousin:
by Suryakanthi Tripathi

ONGC
Interview: Subir Raha, Chairman, ONGC
Four decades and still flowing

Issues in Focus

The return of Union Carbide:
by H. Rajan Sharma

Commerce
Free trade fears
Indian concerns

Legal Issues
A battle for sexual rights

Institutions
Drama in the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Interview: Kavalam Narayana Panikkar

Economic Perspectives
Managing the forex surge:
by C.P. Chandrasekhar

Terrorism
Death sentence for Ansari

India & Japan
Koizumi in India

Politics

Lalu vs NDA, again
Another Congress in Kerala

Archaeology
New discoveries at Mamallapuram

Column
Bhaskar Ghose: Culture and intrigue
Jayati Ghosh: Migration and public policy
R.K. Raghavan: A reverse for police reforms
Praful Bidwai: India’s U-turn on Nepal

Books
Official secrets and a frame-up
review by Sarbari Sinha
The idea of India
review by C.T.Kurien

Also
The English Language
Letters