COVER STORY
High Pennants
The army retains true power in Pakistan. India hopes it curbs the fire on the country’s burning streets.
Outlook Magazine - 6 May 2013
‘I Have Broken My Back Campainging In Bangalore’
The former Karnataka chief minister can still surprise, nine years after he stepped down
Wolf In The Fairytale
As child sex abuse cases soar, we need to ask hard questions of where our society is headed
Then Came The Showstopper
Saradha’s media outlets clung on to life. For its betrayed journalists, it was death by poison.
An Agreeable Doubt
For Pakistan’s first normal transition govt, the best bet—a coalition
Swing In Reverse
Antipathy for the PPP is the biggest factor
‘I Have Broken My Back Campainging In Bangalore’
The former Karnataka chief minister can still surprise, nine years after he stepped down
A Race In Summer
The Congress is in a shambles; even so, it can profit if it runs together
When The Dance Turns Dirty
Why are kiddie reality TV shows pushing the sexy image?
Wolf In The Fairytale
As child sex abuse cases soar, we need to ask hard questions of where our society is headed
Queen Of Cube Roots
Some close encounters with a numerical speedster
The Boss Will See You Now
What of Ashokamitran, the beloved Tamil litterateur?
Then Came The Showstopper
Saradha’s media outlets clung on to life. For its betrayed journalists, it was death by poison.
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Falling Pyramids
Bengal’s Saradha scam spreads sorrow and anger, corners Trinamool
The Four-Year Itch
A vice-chancellor’s ‘American’ brainchild stirs up opposition
‘Death Penalty Is Judicial Murder’
The former SC judge firmly believes prisoners who have spent over 20 years in prison ought to be spared the death sentence.
Claiming Her Turf
A woman gallops into a Bangalore club and male bastion
Recruits In A Dream Sequence
Does the lure of ‘unlimited earning’ turn direct sellers into rapacious monsters?
The Arriving Millions
Multitudes have to be connected to modernity for our great leap forward
State Your Business
Congress, TDP netas line up to join TRS
All The Unused Betel Nuts
Despite, or perhaps because of, the wealth of subject matter, <i>Che</i> dissolves into a confusing and inconsistent read.
The Novel's Foe, In A Levantine Light
Three characters in search of life reject a dry, utopian placidity, as the Gospels wink, and interbreed with allegory and realism. A form-defying affirmation by Coetzee.
Nostalgia Bites
Expect to pay Rs 2,000 a head, but every delicate mouthful is worth the cream and calories.
Ek Thi Daayan
Another recent Hindi film that suffers from the curse of the second half.
Mohsin Hamid
Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid on his new novel <i>How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia</i>
Dickie Bird O.B.E.
“Hey, Bird, you are a bird-brain.” The outer walls were filled with graffiti. ‘Bird, fly away’, ‘Stuff your World XI in your a--e’, and several more.
NL Diary
A white, boat-shaped temple marks the gateway to North Lakhimpur town, on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river...
