COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 15 February 2016
The Making Of A Pearly Jam
Remaining below the radar for over 20 years, the Pearl group has raked in crores, leaving investors in hot water. How did it happen?
Them Utopias
Why does it sound familiar captains of industry praise a state to high heavens? Why, because they say exactly the same things everywhere!
Track 2
All the chatter and goss from around the world.
The Making Of A Pearly Jam
Remaining below the radar for over 20 years, the Pearl group has raked in crores, leaving investors in hot water. How did it happen?
Them Utopias
Why does it sound familiar captains of industry praise a state to high heavens? Why, because they say exactly the same things everywhere!
Deep Throat
A regular column on the essential buzz
What The Vet Said
Beef in the bathroom? Dadri sees an echo in Dewas: except, the cops arrived.
The Talking Fist
Parrikar and Doval talk, but terror demands action
Biztro
Business in bitesizes
Feel The Bern Yet?
In Donald Trump season, here comes a wildcard: a plodding, avowed socialist!
Hymn For The Weekend
It’s still a celebration of India, not a putdown.
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
That Jaffna Spook
A Bangalorean theatre legend takes Bollywood by storm with his debut role.
She Speaks The Azadi Tongue
Fed up with troubled marriages, women in Kashmir are seeking divorce and getting it—from regular and Sharia courts
Muddy Lotuses
Is being a celeb enough to deserve an award now?
In The Dark Of His Troubles
The text of Rohith Vemula’s suicide note holds the key to understanding his death. It doesn’t speak like those who claim to speak for him.
‘They Didn’t Dare Visit The Campus’
The chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes on BJP's tokenism for Dalits and the IB's manipulated report on Rohith Vemula's death
Question 1.A): Does Death Have A Caste?
The deeper you go into the Rohith Vemula story, the more you find dignity. Outside it, pettiness still rules.
A Long, Slow Tussle Later
At last UP has a Lokayukta, after three SC deadlines broken
The Pauper Tigers
Why do ponzi schemes invariably own media?
The Parable Of A Slaughter
What will Arunachal Pradesh be like under President’s rule? Will it be able to retain its fierce spirit during these uncertain times?
The Sked
Jashn-e-Rekhta, a play written by Karnad and directed by Lillete Dubey and one of the oldest Sufi festivals
Bibliofile
The stuff Arindam Sengupta loved to read and Stephen Fry's tip to writers with a block.
Old Embers In The Doaba
A timely reminder of political intrigues that play out in the national capital.
The Female Made True
Essays by young feminists speak true, but could have spoken sharper
And Also
How to work up that perfect sweat and the best pre-workout snack
And Also
All about the Indian Art Fair...
Seven Days
The states of the nation: news, headlines, gossip, rumours, things we learnt
Renu Modi
Renu Modi has been an art gallery owner for 26 years and she is playing host to an all women’s art exhibition. Her first exhibit was of the late M.F. Hussain.
In Praise Of Sania Mirza
For the inspiration she brings to women athletes all over this country
The U-Turn Sarkar
Its churlish desire to ensure the previous government does not get credit has robbed policy-making of its credibility and gravity.
Par Avion
A random sample from the British periodicals
Oslo Diary
There’s a restaurant called ‘Gandhi’, jointly owned by a Pakistani and an Indian. The Mahatma would be pleased.
“Women Should Come Forward And Live With Dignity And Equal Rights As Men”
The man who has brought quick divorce settlements to many aggrieved women in J&K on the sudden spurt in divorce cases in the Valley.
