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Culture & Society

Colour Of Meadow Is Red |Poem

BY Boudhayan Mukherjee

| Photo: Dinesh Parab : Caught in a Tussle: Minara Masjid at Mohammed Ali Road

Musafirkhana Case: The Fate Of Waqf Properties in Mumbai’s Prime Real Estate

BY Shweta Desai

Photo: PTI : Many Questions: A crowd gathers near B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in Hyderabad, Telangana, to protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act

Waqf Battle In Telangana: Takeover Isn’t Improvement

BY Dr. Afroz Alam

Photo: Getty Images : United in Protest: Members of AIMPLB protesting against the
Waqf Bill in Patna

Waqf Bill Is The Litmus Test In Bihar

BY Md Asghar Khan

Illustration By Vikas Thakur for Outlook India

A Letter From Kashmir | Pahalgam Attack

BY Mohammad Tabish

'Phule' directed by Ananth Mahadevan.
Illustration courtesy: Saahil

Art & Entertainment

Ananth Mahadevan On The Phule Controversy: 'Are You Going To Tear The Pages Of History Books?'

BY Apeksha Priyadarshini

| Pic- Tribhuvan Tiwari For Outlook India : A Painful Goodbye: The Last Journey of Vinal Narwal

A Painful Goodbye: The Last Journey of Vinay Narwal

BY Avantika Mehta

Jinit Parmar for Outlook India : Dombivli was home to Hemant Joshi, Atul Mone, and Sanjay Lele—three of the 28 lives tragically lost in the recent terror attack in Pahalgam.

Pahalgam Attack: Dombivali Shares A Dark And Emotional Night

BY Jinit Parmar

| Toibah Kirmani for Outlook : A girl holds a placard during a protest at Lal Chowk, Srinagar, against the killing of 25 tourists and one local in Pahalgam, on April 23, 2025 |

Kashmiris Urge Fleeing Tourists To Stay After Pahalgam Attack

BY Toibah Kirmani

| Photo: PTI/S Irfan : Pahalgam terror attack: Strike in Srinagar

Movement Of Tourists, Non-Locals Restricted In Southern Kashmir After Pahalgam Militant Attack

BY Ishfaq Naseem

PTI : Indus river which is at the center of the water treaty with Pakistan

India Suspends Indus Water Treaty After Pahalgam Militant Attack | What Is The Treaty All About

BY Jheelum Basu

X : Mainstream media has chosen virality over veracity, outrage over investigation. And in doing so, it has further alienated a region already drowning in mistrust.

#WeWantRevenge—How Mainstream Media Let Kashmir Down, Once Again

BY Aranya Mukerji

War And No Peace (Cover By Saahil for Outlook India)

Terror Has No Religion

BY Chinki Sinha

| Photo: Yasir Iqbal for Outlook India : Security beefed up outside GMC Anantnag.

'Never Expected Life To Come To This Pass': Eyewitnesses Recall Nightmarish Experience In Pahalgam

BY Ishfaq Naseem

PTI : US Vice President JD Vance with his family in India

Vance Makes A Sales Pitch for America

Aamir Aziz on X : Poet Aamir Aziz has accused contemporary artist Anita Dube of using verses from his poem Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega without credit or consent.

Aamir Aziz Alleges Misappropriation of Protest Poem by Artist Anita Dube: Power and Consent in India’s Commercial Art World

BY Aranya Mukerji

| Photo: Getty Images : Walking Away?: People pass by a Nike store in Beijing on April 8, 2025

US-China Trade Takes A Detour

Photo: Getty Images : Of Bibis, Bais And Khatoons: Waqf And The Women Who Gave

Of Bibis, Bais And Khatoons: Waqf And The Women Who Gave

BY Shubhrastha Shikha

PTI : Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor

Gamechanger or BJP’s B-team? The Prashant Kishor Interview

BY Md Asghar Khan

Reflex Landscape-Series: Artwork by Samit Das

Land as a Contested, Commodified, And Constructed Space

Illustration: Saahil

Waqf Amendment Act: Kashmir Chooses Silence, Once Again

BY Toibah Kirmani

AP : Usha Vance, wife of U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance

Usha Vance: The First Indian American Second Lady, Arrives in New Delhi

BY Aranya Mukerji

AP : Republican Vice Presidential JD Vance

Vice-President J D Vance: Leading Trump's Cheering Squad

| Reuters/File : US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance

What Does JD Vance’s Visit Mean For India?

Illustration: Vikas Thakur

Waqf Amendment Act: Divide and Rule Policy Of BJP

BY Saiyyad Mohammad Nizamuddin Pasha

Illustration: Saahil

The Curious Case Of Waqf

BY Outlook Bureau

@M.LOMBARD : Caravaggio, Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy (1606), 40.75 in × 36 in. Oil on Canvas

Culture & Society

Caravaggio in Delhi: What Mary Magdalene Tells Us About Isolation, Ambiguity and the Politics of Cultural Exchange

BY Aranya Mukerji

| Photo: Suresh K. Pandey : Uncertain Walls: A waqf property opposite Chhota Imambada

Waqf Amendment Act: Fear Amid Loathing In Lucknow

BY Avantika Mehta

| Photo: AP : Future Concerns: A protest against the Waqf Act, 2025, outside the Mecca Mosque at Hyderabad

Waqf Amendment Act: State Oversight Vs Minority Rights

BY Tanvir Aeijaz

Shutterstock : In a big blow to digital cinema industry, CCI slaps penalty on UFO Moviez India and Qube Cinema. (Representational Image)

What Precedent Does CCI's Penalty On UFO Moviez India And Qube Cinema Technologies Set For Others?

BY Jinit Parmar

'Username Waqf': Outlook’s Next Issue On Controversial Waqf Law

BY Outlook News Desk

Penguin Random House
: Book Cover

'Stress To Zest' By Aritra Sarkar : Exploring The Reasons For Stress

BY Balaji Vittal

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