Stupid - niscair

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VOL. 52 NO. 2, FEBRUARY 2015 ISSN 0036-8512
CSIR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES (NISCAIR)
COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
COVER STORY
The Importance
of being
Stupid
T.V. VENKATESWARAN
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There are millions of quesƟons for which we have no answers today. But this
ignorance forces us to find our way through the uncharted terrains.
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K.P. MADHU
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MONIKA KOUL
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RAKESH MOHAN HALLEN
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AMBAT VIJAYAKUMAR
T«› Gٛƒã Aٛ A½ÝÊ HçÃÄ
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PRADEEP KUMAR BASU
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DEPARTMENTS
REACTIONS ..................................… 8
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EDITORIAL ...................................… 9
SPECTRUM .................................… 10
LAMBODARA MISHRA
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BOOK REVIEW ............................... 49
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PUZZLE CORNER ........................… 52
WALLACE JACOB
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AĮý WÊÙ½—
WHAT’S NEW................................. 56
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE .............…58
SHAKUNT PANDEY
SÖ®ÄĮĦ 㫛 MùÝã›Ùù W›
FUN QUIZ ...................................... 60
CROSSWORD ................................. 63
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RIDDHI DATTA
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SCIENCE REPORTER, FEBRUARY 2015