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Outlook Magazine - 15 October 2012
The Budget Sets Foot In Kitchens
An experiment in cash transfers in a Delhi slum gets a mixed reception
A Shadow Looms Over Rebate Raj
Hard-nosed economics guides the Kelkar report. But will politics let reason rule?
The Shallow Graves Of Lot
The threat of violence and New Delhi’s continued neglect could pull out J&K’s democracy by its roots
‘V’ Brand Maachis
What brands go for is personality, looks and performance. Virat scores on all three.
The Cold Flame Of Steel
Despite a cultivated aura of unapproachability, Virat Kohli’s story has been a most relatable one
The Budget Sets Foot In Kitchens
An experiment in cash transfers in a Delhi slum gets a mixed reception
A Shadow Looms Over Rebate Raj
Hard-nosed economics guides the Kelkar report. But will politics let reason rule?
Ground Minus One
The TMC threatens to bite the domestic hand; the DMK growls
Anti-Anti-People?
Popular demand for FDI in retail in Punjab startles the ruling BJP-Akali Dal
The Shallow Graves Of Lot
The threat of violence and New Delhi’s continued neglect could pull out J&K’s democracy by its roots
Frontman Cometh
Kohli, the young prince with a golden bat, is ripe for T20 captaincy
It’s Called Byes
Frost-bite at the summit for Captain Cool?
‘V’ Brand Maachis
What brands go for is personality, looks and performance. Virat scores on all three.
The Cold Flame Of Steel
Despite a cultivated aura of unapproachability, Virat Kohli’s story has been a most relatable one
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Bibliofile
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Memsaabs In The Mating Season
A mass of fascinating trivia based on the vivid memoirs penned by many members of the fishing-for-a-husband fleet
Beholder’s India
A gallery of Indian landscapes—from the orderliness of the Company School to modernists’ abstractions in impasto
Ethical Cleansing, Not Ritual Purity
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The Lieutenant’s Day Out
Shah and Modi are making the most of his entry into Gujarat on the eve of the assembly polls
‘Modi’s The Biggest Victim Of Democracy’s Liberties’
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Blessing Turned Curse?
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Evening Of The Brew?
The HC wants toddy shops to close shop
If The Pose Holds
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The Salvation Slide
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A Whole Lotta Loot Going On?
Ajit Pawar isn’t the only one, an entire roster of NCP biggies are facing charges
‘We’ve Got The Guts To Do Daring Stories’
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The Last Staging Post Of Gandhi
The forgotten ashram in Sodepur, near Calcutta, was where a conflicted Gandhi put ahimsa on trial
A Zone Of Vacillation
What is it about Telangana that makes all parties indecisive?
Soul Suicide
Alas, the fragrant Sufi core of Sunniism is drying up
‘Sunil Is Jealous Of Me, My Popularity’
My painful memories of being sexually exploited by Sunil rushed back when I heard he was criticising the ban on Nazrul Islam’s book.”
English Vinglish
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Anurag Sharma
The United Art Fair founder-director, on pushing boundaries and the state of art
Mohinder Amarnath
If I can drown my sorrow in song, it would be “Yeh kya hua, kaise hua, kab hua, kyon hua...”
Delhi Diary
My unscientific theory: Salman knew his satanic novel would create a controversy but that it wouldn’t be bad for sales