COVER STORY
Since Ambedkar’s revolutionary legislations, a series of laws has forced caste society to face up to its own tacit comfort with slavery
Outlook Magazine - 5 September 2016
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Would you want your child to grow up inside a toilet? For manual scavengers, the sewer life is all-pervasive.
As the BJP applies surface remedies in the face of Dalit anger, disaffection stalks its Dalit leaders
A crusader for Dalit rights, Bezwada Wilson, on reclaiming for the Dalits a life of human dignity in a structurally apathetic society.
The lowest rung in the social order comes with a matching netherworld symbolism
Breaking the Dahi Handi may be a prized tradition, but the ‘sport’ has ruined many lives
‘The Rio Games is a grand success’, trumpet a few. A divided country begs to differ.
P. Gopichand’s obsession with badminton is at the root of his academy emerging as a centre of excellence
A tale of four suicides, an ailing maharaja and property worth over Rs 500 crore in one of India’s poorest regions
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A Dalit finds his riches are only skin-deep. It’s Politics.
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Would you want your child to grow up inside a toilet? For manual scavengers, the sewer life is all-pervasive.
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As the BJP applies surface remedies in the face of Dalit anger, disaffection stalks its Dalit leaders
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A crusader for Dalit rights, Bezwada Wilson, on reclaiming for the Dalits a life of human dignity in a structurally apathetic society.
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The lowest rung in the social order comes with a matching netherworld symbolism
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Breaking the Dahi Handi may be a prized tradition, but the ‘sport’ has ruined many lives
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‘The Rio Games is a grand success’, trumpet a few. A divided country begs to differ.
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P. Gopichand’s obsession with badminton is at the root of his academy emerging as a centre of excellence
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A tale of four suicides, an ailing maharaja and property worth over Rs 500 crore in one of India’s poorest regions
OTHER STORIES
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Feminist lawyer Flavia Agnes, on the implications of the new rape law, especially in the context of the Mahmood Farooqui rape case
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Fifty years. Adoor. A quiet opus where, into tight frames of the ordinary, there seeps in depth, and the universal verities: time, place, power, morality.
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With more regional players commenting on Balochistan, Modi’s reference gets more ballast
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The taxi market was revolutionised...also monopolised. The government says no more.
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Urjit Patel is the name after Raghuram Rajan. Continuity is the word.
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The Agra rally: travels through a political landscape
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Modi did the Baloch no good with his thank yous. Silencing their dissent will now be even easier with the ‘Indian agent’ tag.
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Business in bitesizes
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A random sample from the British periodicals
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The music composer duo Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya on their cover for Animal Planet’s <em>Yeh Mera India</em>, and living the lyrical life.
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These pacy thrillers put two southern cities on the crime map
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The dark world Harry & Co inhabit changes little after 22 years
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In <em>Babu Bangaram</em>, the tale unfurls with some twists. But an interesting story is stretched too far.
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From absurd to intense and subtle to solid, the performance rides different waves.
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It’s in the sun and sand of Australia's red centre desert that I discover the country’s spiritual heart.
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A regular column on the essential buzz
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The great Kamala Das lived life her way. Now, an article about her personal life and conversion has created an uproar.
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The title poem of Perumal Murugan’s new book of 200 poems, <em>Oru Kozhaiyin Paadalkal</em>
