COVER STORY
Ten differently abled Indian athletes. Four arenas to measure themselves in. In so doing, they overcome odds, transcend sport even. Sound like a played tune? Sure, but then records are meant to be broken. Like barriers.
Outlook Magazine - 24 September 2012
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Breakfast in Amritsar, lunch in Lahore, and dinner in Kabul. The new visa regime hopefully is a step towards the dream
In Raigarh district, villagers talk of coal block winners muscling RTI activists, laying farms to waste
“In the 2G case, one group wanted X as the telecom minister, another wanted Y. Is this a democracy? I’d call it a corporate-o-cracy.”
JSPL’s attempts to alloy itself to Raigarh have met with a steely resolve
In Sep 2007, the then power minister interceded on behalf of a coal block aspirant
The sordid saga of how political and bureaucratic connections were leveraged in coal block allocations
If there was one thing Dr Kurien was brutal about it was integrity—there was no second chance given.
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Best advice for patients: Get fitter. Eat better. Eat more home food.
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Breakfast in Amritsar, lunch in Lahore, and dinner in Kabul. The new visa regime hopefully is a step towards the dream
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The ever-toughening Indian visa regime has foreign visitors in a frustrated quandary
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In Raigarh district, villagers talk of coal block winners muscling RTI activists, laying farms to waste
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“In the 2G case, one group wanted X as the telecom minister, another wanted Y. Is this a democracy? I’d call it a corporate-o-cracy.”
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JSPL’s attempts to alloy itself to Raigarh have met with a steely resolve
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In Sep 2007, the then power minister interceded on behalf of a coal block aspirant
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The sordid saga of how political and bureaucratic connections were leveraged in coal block allocations
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If there was one thing Dr Kurien was brutal about it was integrity—there was no second chance given.
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