COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 1 September 2003
Charioteers At Rest
The BJP and VHP decide not to rake up Ayodhya during the forthcoming assembly polls
Habib Tanvir
On his plays <i>Ponga Pandit</i> and <i>Jamadarin</i> being disrupted by the Sangh parivar in Madhya Pradesh
State Gazette
How to take the ox by its tongue; Prince and the queen; Rain seeds sprout; In broken sentences; They ran out of dough and It's not sand cheap, anymore
Charioteers At Rest
The BJP and VHP decide not to rake up Ayodhya during the forthcoming assembly polls
Home Run
Call it brain undrain: slump-hit desi techies flock job melas to land that return ticket
Habib Tanvir
On his plays <i>Ponga Pandit</i> and <i>Jamadarin</i> being disrupted by the Sangh parivar in Madhya Pradesh
State Gazette
How to take the ox by its tongue; Prince and the queen; Rain seeds sprout; In broken sentences; They ran out of dough and It's not sand cheap, anymore
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Salman's Sally
Another hit by the bad boy of Indian cinema. Only, it's a film this time.
A Haiku For Rajni
Fly to rainy Hind Look for god He's not there
In Search Of Anti-Gandhi
Will Shymaji Krishna Varma's ashes exorcise Bapu's ghost?
Now We Wait For The Light
Modi invoked a militant god and Gujarat when he met 'friends' in London
Skylight On The Fourth Wall
Prisoners in some Karnataka jails find there is life after crime: in the therapeutic arms of theatre
No Full Stops In Lalooland
Of Bihar, he is the undisputed badshah. Now Laloo is setting his sights outside the state.
On An Ancestral Trek
A Punjabi adage: one who hasn't seen Lahore hasn't been born. A birthday boy's account.
Squeeze Me Another, Sam
It's liquid energy. And all of India is going with the flow.
The Maulana's Scattered Beads
The Jaish is in splinters because many in the outfit find Masood Azhar a Pak puppet willing to lie low on jehad
First Take
Veritable who's who seen at Chandan Mitra's party; Vajpayee, Advani join the ranks of Hrithik fans and Urmila Matondkar to star in Tanuja Chandra's latest flick
Footpath
A wisp of a plot that betrays no trace of originality
People Ask What We Are Going To Sell Next'
<i>Outlook</i> met a belligerent Anil Nanda at his house in the posh Friends Colony in Delhi. Excerpts from the interview.
The Turkey Hunting Season
With their empires shrinking, midsize family-run businesses are seeing fissures withi
(N)oodles Of Charm
Madhu Jain dines Nagesh Kukunoor
The Delhi Mumbai Gazette
Three colours of politics; House of Djinns; The Savoy, anyone? Hills of light; Amar Akbar Anthony; Crust fallen, and risen
After The Guns Have Fallen Silent
The CVC report on defence deals hasn't been tabled in the Parliament. Does it have bullets the government can't bite? <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=73>Updates</a>
The Intangible Ayes
The no-confidence motion has, in fact, brought the Congress into the reckoning
Rest Assured, Congress Rules
Beneath the bonhomie lies dissent. That's what the party should manage.
Help Or Hindrance?
These are some of Sonia's trusted lieutenants. But will they help her win her electoral fight?
On The Move
It was an impressive if futile performance. But Sonia will need more to pull her party and the Opposition together.
Dream Amid Nightmares
Despair shouldn't stain the voice of resistance in these times of cynical war
A Spoonful Of Dissent
Why can't our leaders learn to offer—and accept—constructive criticism?
Small Slips Of Karma Cola
The CSE is not impressed by the Centre's clean chit. Over to consumer awareness and more restrictions <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=153>Updates</a>
Mantriji, Do You Watch FTV?
India's fashion diva stalks the corridors of power for a recce. And finds our netas have but a faint clue of its positive, multiplier effect on economic life.
Bull's Eye
On August 9, an extraordinary event occurred. Balbir Singh Rajput, a minor actor and look-alike of shipping minister Shatrughan Sinha, while posing as ...
Bibliofile
Jhumpa Lahiri's first novel, a damp squib? Critics impressed by Raj Kamal Jha's second book? <i>One Thousand Insults</i> and <i>One Thousand More Insults.</i>
Whistling Tomahawks
Jacob offers an unflinching account of the final days of Saddam's rule and the swift plunge into anarchy.
Play It Again, Shyam
A great man should lend himself to a great story—this one trades intimacy for detail
