COVER STORY
See You Later, Elevator
Running up skyscrapers? Well, there’s a new fad for you.
Outlook Magazine - 5 October 2015
B-School Special 2015
Old Errors Die Hard
The lesson of burning its fingers earlier in Sri Lanka should guide India’s ties with Nepal.
Divided By The Book
Nepal goes ‘secular’. But India fumes at the constitution’s ‘unfair’ federal structure.
Why I Like <i>Outlook</i>
The articles are well-written and give us interesting, unexpected perspectives
‘A War Hero Must Continue To Fight’
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi on why he thinks Congress will retain the state in the assembly elections next year.
A Return To The Dark Ages
If national progress is our aim, the freedom to think, to dissent is essential. The irrational must be weeded out.
Old Errors Die Hard
The lesson of burning its fingers earlier in Sri Lanka should guide India’s ties with Nepal.
Divided By The Book
Nepal goes ‘secular’. But India fumes at the constitution’s ‘unfair’ federal structure.
A Doctor To Say What’s Right
Is Union culture minister Mahesh Sharma for real?
Rewind
<i>Outlook</i> in retrospect.
Why I Like <i>Outlook</i>
The articles are well-written and give us interesting, unexpected perspectives
Why I Love To Hate <i>Outlook</i>
The magazine could do with a bit of humour.
‘A War Hero Must Continue To Fight’
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi on why he thinks Congress will retain the state in the assembly elections next year.
Deep Throat
A regular column on the essential buzz
A Return To The Dark Ages
If national progress is our aim, the freedom to think, to dissent is essential. The irrational must be weeded out.
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Laboured Effort
Ireland done, will Modi’s UK visit be a mere diaspora event?
Demographic Dividends
They’ve dash and pizzazz, these inheritors of grand enterprises. But will they have the moxy to outsmart upstarts and keep leading their packs?
The Foamin’ Seas
The bars are closed. No worries, the Malayali takes to beer, wine.
Seven Days
The states of the nation: news, headlines, gossip, rumours, things we learnt
Track 2
All the chatter and goss from around the world.
Bibliofile
Chiki Sarkar's brand new publishing house and a prayer for holidays
The Idea Tips Over
The start-up genre has revolutionised entrepreneurial streaks globally
Recommendations
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Frittura Temptations
Given the hype, the food disappoints.
Over Coffee And Croissants
Stuffy clubs are passe, businesses prefer informal avenues for meetings
Mandy Moore
The global health advocate, singer, songwriter and actress on her career
Meeruthiya Gangsters
The rough, the raw and the ribald are engagingly portrayed
Lake Como Diary
It’s a paradise on earth and Italians are simply the nicest people.
Gandhi, More Mortal Than Mahatma
Two books touch on the shortcomings of the larger-than-life icon
Jobs, Apple Of All Eyes
The non-conformist that he was makes Steve Jobs a role model
Ties In Double Knots
Marriages of convenience and ambition rule in Indian business families
The Startup Quiz
Check if you know some unusual facts about some well-known entrepreneurs
The Spotlight Fallacy
And why India must learn to forgive start-up failures
Builders And Cradles
B-schools, and corporates, prepare for students dreaming of start-ups
Mightier Than The Pen
Murad Ali Baig raises the sibling rivalry between the sons of Shah Jahan to epic heights in this new rendering of the state of the nation in 17th century Mughal-dominated India.
Mahatma’s White Period
He genuflected before the empire and regarded ‘Kaffirs’ with open racism. Meet Mohandas Gandhi in South Africa.
Readers Of The Ark
<i>Outlook</i> asks a few worthies to suggest the books that have influenced them the most
India's Best B-Schools In 2015
Are our B-schools ready to ride the start-up wave? And the big churn in our mid-segment rankings.
Teacher Alert!
B-schools wake up to a new pedagogy demanded by the start-up boom
Chai With A Twist
In Munnar, women tea workers dump the unions in fight for fair wages
The Boardwalk Empires
The new secretarial standards should lead to cleaner company practises
For An Open Territory
Despite placatory nods, reservation in the private sector is yet to take off
Head Starters
Success lies beyond just the idea. <i>Outlook</i> creates a primer.
Hands In The Pocket
Are our companies doing too little, wanting govt to do too much?
Not Quite The IT Job
Long work hours, impossible targets make the IT universe living hell
Bulls In The Pen
India Inc is being unfairly maligned. Its animal instincts are intact.
Course Correction
A complex 21st century calls for an overhaul of MBA courses
B-Drive
Big ideas, big business. Then some others you have to follow. And finally, <i>Outlook</i>’s pick of speakers who are must-listens this year.
B-Drive
Business schools easily lend themselves to credible ranking. Here are three prominent ones, showing that Indian schools aren’t far behind.