From the Editor

Roll of honour for India@75
India’s current scientific ecosystem was not built by accident: it was developed by a set of determined people with vision and strategy.
Where engineering meets medicine
Our Cover Story package continues the pattern of picking up paradigm shifts that will produce lasting change in our lives.
Harnessing the full potential of biology
Synthetic biology is one of the more widely discussed topics now, but it is actually an old term.
Shaastra: a channel of all knowledge
Shaastra fills a vacuum: the magazine will report, illuminate and critique India's progress as a research nation.
How we sniffed out our Cover Story
At Shaastra, we will occasionally look at technology development over a decadal time-scale.