COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 13 March 1996
How To Elect A President
The road to the White House is fraught with complex rules which leave most outsiders perplexed
Time To Go Flat Out
Could a flat tax system adapted to Indian conditions be the answer to the present imbroglio?
All For You, Amma
Some wore neem leaves, others called her Jesus, one supporter even enacted death to celebrate Jayalalitha's birthday
How To Elect A President
The road to the White House is fraught with complex rules which leave most outsiders perplexed
Historic Weave
A former economist revives an exquisite Central Asian craft
Bhaskar Ghose
The former I&B secretary feels television should be freed from Government control
Time To Go Flat Out
Could a flat tax system adapted to Indian conditions be the answer to the present imbroglio?
All For You, Amma
Some wore neem leaves, others called her Jesus, one supporter even enacted death to celebrate Jayalalitha's birthday
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
The Second Wave Begins
Corporate India comes of age with a spate of takeover attempts based on long-term strategies
Ripe For The Picking
Asia forms the core of Apple Computer Inc's new plans
Judge Not, Lest You Be Judged
S. N. Dhingra remains unfazed and ready for battle despite being reprimanded for his comments about Parliament
"Wake Up, There's An Election"
CONTROVERSY, rather than kudos, has marked Raj Thackeray's political career. But from inaugurating his party's poll campaign with a fancy rally in Ahmednagar to devising ambitious plans for setting up employment exchanges in each district, and to int
The Tiger Cub
Raj Thackeray is a mirror-image of his uncle Bal Thackeray. But does not muster the same kind of support as the Sena chief.
An Uneasy Calm
Peace is at stake as southern groups see an anti-Muslim bias
'Filipinos Should Not Be Complacent'
Corazon Aquino, former President of Philippines, now heads the Ninoy Aquino Foundation which supports cooperatives worldwide. At her office in Manila, she spoke to Outlook correspondent Ethan Casey about the current situation. Excerpts:
The Spectre Of Big Brother
A series of anti-terrorism bills spark fears of a return to authoritarian government
Theatre Of The Absurd
In these five years, this complet at bureaucrat has consistently, without faltering in his duty for a moment, shown—should we say it?—almost unbelievable grace under pressure.
Lord Of The Leaf
Teddy Young, Darjeeling's last English tea planter, knew his destiny was in tea leaves
A New Warpath Shines
Shades of Peru creep in with radical guerrillas declaring war
Making Music Like Ne'er Before
The music industry has changed to the tune of Rs 750 crore
The Honour Roll
According to the World Heritage Council, a heritage site is one that includes:
Controversial Conservation
ASI repairs at Elephanta Caves draw flak from preservationists
Shady Landings
The coastline remains vulnerable to undercover operations
We Have A Bad Team And A Bad Management: Brian Lara
In the Kenyan dressing room after that epochal Pune match, Principal Correspondent Aniruddha Bahal finds himself the sole media witness to Brian Lara's devastating diatribe against the Windies team and management
Instant Literature
Quality goes for a six as books on cricket flood the market
No One's Queueing Up
Cricket fever in Pakistan remains at a low pitch, somewhat like England's fortunes
Time For Homework
We need better running between wickets, do-or-die fielding and reduced dependence on Sachin
Merchant Of Destruction
Tendulkar is poised to go well beyondall the Bombay maestros who've preceded him
Beyond Compton...
Jessop's fire and Compton's savagery, Tendulkar has them all, and more
One Man Team
Do Indian dreams of lifting the Wills World Cup at Lahore hinge on just one man? It seems so.
Race Against Time
Advani pushes for a speedy trial
"I Think There Was Political Interference"
S. Madhavan was one of the most high-profile investigators that the CBI ever had. A committed officer, Madhavan quit in November 1992 after a row with the then CBI director S.K. Dutta, the immediate provocation being the way the agency was proceeding
Free Of Strings...The Noose Tightens
As the judiciary grants the CBI unsolicited freedom from the Prime Minister's control and acts on the chargesheets against tainted politicians, the hawala trial begins in earnest
Flying High
Can UB make Kingfisher a in global career
The Twain Collide
Genres thumb noses at each other in a delightful debut novel
Surreally Real
Tales about situational oddities
Mutiny Over His Millions
NTR's widow, Lakshmi Parvathi, and his sons are