The Hand That Did Not Extend
Unless the new law translates into reality, voters will go for food, not promises, in their bellies.
A Potholed Road To Entitlement
60 per cent of its children are underweight and malnourished. Infrastructure too is in disarray
Bikes? Tick. Mobiles? Tick Health & Education? Cross
But what about the continued neglect by the government of health and education?
A Separate State, Yes, But On Whose Land?
Government officials themselves admit in private that bogus ration cards are circulating in some districts
Have A Mobile Phone? You Don’t Need Benefits Then
Rumours about being eliminated from the beneficiary list spread faster than actual information
How Many Grams To A Scale?
<i>Outlook</i> tours seven states to assess if rural India is impressed by UPA’s belated largesse
‘The Crisis Is Not Only About Syria, But Also About Iran’
The best-selling author, journalist and commentator answers questions on a variety of issues
Man Of War
The world baulks at hitting Syria, except an adamant Obama. The old peacenik is spoiling for a fight.
Life At An Austin Ashram, A First-Person Account
The author of <i>Sex, Lies and Two Hindu Gurus</i> shares her experiences
You Can Talk With Me
Addicted to online connections and drained by them—it’s a paradoxical alienation
Our Judges And Philosopher-Kings
The people do matter. Which is where Justice Katju’s excoriation of his countrymen gets it all wrong.
Adventures In Kulchaland
A small, unpretentious restaurant specialising in vegetarian Amritsari food is a welcome addition to the city’s foodscape
Into The Depths Of China’s Longest Sorrow
The war with Japan shaped China’s destiny, saved the Allies. It’s of great importance.
While Maria Was Sleeping
Murder and love are the pivots that curdle Marias’s novel and give it the air of an unreliable truth procedure
Shrinidhi Prakash
The 11-year-old writer on being crowned Britain’s first child genius and ‘sniffing and licking’ her books
Satyagraha
One of those films that you watch impassively and forget soon after. It just leaves you cold and aloof.
Delhi Diary
Parliament in India is beyond a joke. It is a farce. The highest form of parliamentary protest seems to be disruption