Back to the future
Every summer is a horrifying experience for millions of people. During the monsoon, we are flooded. Crops, cattle and human beings are washed away. No remedy is sought for this as our scientific community has more profound tasks before it. Weaponising is more crucial. Have we set our priorities in order, asks Vandana Shukla

• The evergreen folk dances of Punjab. Folk dances portray feelings of joy, mirth and the festive spirit of the hardy peasants and the toiling womenfolk of Punjab, says Joginder Singh Bedi.
• He was a warrior to the last. Life had been one long battle, with no compromises on the self-respect front, for Komal uncle, recalls Rooma Mehra in a nostalgic piece.
• The idea of monster in Hollywood by Dharminder Kumar.

• We, the neon generation by Adil Jussawalla

Our regular features:

• Interview: "I see myself as a communicator," says Malika Sarabhai
• Modern Classics: Ashok Chopra concludes his profile of Gunter Grass, a writer of uncertainty.
• Living Space: Caring for your carpets by Harkiran Sodhi
• Nature: The laughing dove by Nutan Shukla
• A soldier's diary: The betrayal of the soldier by K. S. Bajwa
• Time off: Tangled web of terror, by Manohar Malgonkar.
• Your option: Taru Bahl says the future is digital.
• Bollywood Bhelpuri: Smart girl Namrita, exclaims Madhur Mittal.
• Film and TV: The Shotgun that could not fire by Mukesh Khosla.
• Travel: They want peace, but are ready for war. Anil Sarwal visits Israel.