1. Editorial

   EditorialNotes 26 February 2009 Pages: 1 - 2

2. Sir James Lighthill

   • Renuka Ravindran

   Article-in-A-Box 26 February 2009 Pages: 3 - 5

3. Snippets of physics

   • T. Padmanabhan

   Series / Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 8 - 18

4. Aerobasics — An introduction to aeronautics

   • S. P. Govinda Raju

   Series / Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 19 - 31

5. Fluid mechanics of fish swimming

   • Jaywant H. Arakeri

   General / Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 32 - 46

6. Lighthill and his art of mathematical modelling

   • Renuka Ravindran

   General / Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 47 - 59

7. Life without water

   • M. K. Chattopadhyay

   General / Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 60 - 65

8. Mathematics of risk taking

   • K. B. Athreya
   • M. G. Nadkarni

   General / Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 66 - 79

9. Electrical rectification

   • Sudipta Dutta
   • Swapan K. Pati

   Feature / Article 26 February 2009 Pages: 80 - 89

10. The scientific enterprise

    • V. V. Raman

    Reflections 26 February 2009 Pages: 90 - 98