Some homes break free from the linear passage of time, from codes that perform perfection, from everything that is a supposition or an assumption.
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In a conversation with Outlook Editor Chinki Sinha, Writer and Journalist Amitava Kumar talks about his latest book, 'The Social Life of Indian Trains', his writing process, notebooks, roots in Bihar, and what nostalgia and identity mean to him.
Writer and journalist Amitava Kumar was in our studio recently, carrying five different notebooks meant for five different purposes. “That’s a basic every writer must have,” he said.
We dedicate this issue to those who venture into the elsewhere, to people made of paper and to those who imagine and dismantle entire worlds for the sake of love.
In the debut episode of Unhinged, Editor Chinki Sinha and Outlook's reporters unpack a viral question about modern dating—why relationships today feel embarrassing, undefined, and emotionally exhausting, and what that says about gender, commitment, and intimacy in 2025.
Women have always lived on the margins of power. Yet history shows that change begins precisely from those edges. This is a story about claiming space in a newsroom shaped by men, about refusing inherited hierarchies and the price of insisting on being visible, uninterrupted
Bihar's migrant workers, a constant through time, are driven to other states not just by poverty but by a need for change and opportunity.
Subir Sinha, Director of the SOAS South Asia Institute, speaks to Outlook and said that while he doesn’t believe EVMs are being hacked or switched but there are several anomalies in the Bihar elections that need clarification. He points out to fluctuating vote percentages, crucial data not being shared with parties, and irregular counting speeds across constituencies.
Bihar’s crises are not isolated statistics but lived realities, revealing a state where systemic neglect, social inequities and political disregard have turned everyday survival into an act of endurance.
While analysts and political scientists are trying to process the results, the three options remain open in the light of BJP's victory and in the days to come, there will be claims and complaints and calculations. The battle for Bihar isn’t over. It is yet to unfold.
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