India’s most potent weapon
The men in olive green.
Honour them
By H. S. Sodhi

A COUNTRY that does not respect and look after its heroes, neither deserves them nor produces them. A hero is best seen as an achiever of the highest order in his or her field.

• HISTORY: In love with Indian art and culture,
  by Kuldeep Dhiman
  
  
• Open air surgery,
  by Subhash Bhardwaj
  
  
• A novelist whose genius remains unmatched,
• by V. Gangadhar
  
  
• Sociology of equality through equity,
  by Jyotica Pragya Kumar
  
  
• Something slimy in the water,
  by Ruskin Bond
  
  
• Reinventing the wheel,
  by Adil Jussawalla
  
  
• The immortal magic of Madhubala,
  by M. L. Dhawan
  
  
• What is God's plan?,
  by A. J. Singh
  
  
• HOLIDAY: A tale of two Manalis,
  by Manpreet Singh

• INTERVIEW: "Mitigating their sufferings is our aim", Saroj Vasishth tells Chaman Ahuja
  
  
• TIME OFF: Uncle Sam's friendly fire,
  by Manohar Malgonkar
  
  
• TRAVEL: Cologne: A vibrant city on the Rhine,
  by Shantanu Mohan Puri
  
  
• YOUR OPTION: Don't fear commitments,
  by Taru Bahl
  
  
• SUGAR 'N' SPICE: Cakes for all occasions,
  by Harkiran Sodhi
  
  
• NATURE: 'White death' at sea,
  by Nutan Shukla
  
  
• FAUJI: The bureaucrat calls the shots,
  by Pritam Bhullar
  
  
• FEEDBACK: Combating stress in our lives
  
  
• FILM & TV: Amul India Show becomes trendy,
  by Mukesh Khosla
  
  
• BOLLYWOOD BHELPURI: Ghai uses four aces,
  by Madhur Mittal