COVER STORY
G-4 Gambit
The US seems on the thaw, but as the heat climbs, all that 'coffee' may put India's UN ambitions on the edge
Outlook Magazine - 6 June 2005
Girish Kasarvalli
The Kannada filmmaker whose <i>Dweepa</i> won the Swarnakamal for the best film in 2002, discusses serious cinema on the eve of the premiere of his <i>Hasina</i>.
A Gentleman, A Star
Dutt's unstarry approach to life made him a hit. He never called a spade anything else.
Girish Kasarvalli
The Kannada filmmaker whose <i>Dweepa</i> won the Swarnakamal for the best film in 2002, discusses serious cinema on the eve of the premiere of his <i>Hasina</i>.
A Gentleman, A Star
Dutt's unstarry approach to life made him a hit. He never called a spade anything else.
Now, To Fill A Void
Dutt died saddened by the Nirupam affair; the party grapples with the loss
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Newsbag
Sign of the times; Capital move; Hooda hoop; No flow area; It's where the village road forks
Chordon Bleu
They say the sitar mantle is already his. Nishat Khan is wowing the East and West.
"He's Been Taken Care Of"
The TRAI chief's RIL 'connections' put him in a spot again
Worm Alert, Mail Re-Routed
As the family drama drags, so does the intrigue. The latest—exposed e-mails on the Infocomm shenanigans. Who did it, and why? With this big a pie, even the state treads softly. <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=249 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Cloak & Kukri
Nepal is a complex tangle with the King, India and Maoists making deft moves <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=21 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Apu Goes To Amragachi
Thanks to Drishya, villagers in Calcutta's backyard are getting a taste of world cinema classics
Heroes In Search Of A Plaque
They were part of the Indian National Army, fighting for Independence. Today, they are nobodies.
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge Of The Sith
So how does the finale measure up with a non-worshipper of the Star Wars cult? Rather well.
Let's Go Tesco
The global boys are queueing up, but FDI in retail still needs to quell the Left pitch
Details
Spend, Culture Vulture, Andre Agassi and Tinnitus
Live Bands Dying
Karnataka too uses the moral argument to ban dance bars
Chandni Barred
Mumbai's dance girls are at the crossroads as the ordinance banning them looms near<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=129 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Oh My God!
Designer ware abroad which appropriated Indian icons and attracted Hindu wrath for it
Pre-Modern Jat, Post-Modern Muddle
It was a bad film, period. Why did it have to become a threat to the collective Sikh soul?
'How Can Any Person Change The Word Of God?'
SGPC President on why she finds the film <i>Jo Bole So Nihaal</i> objectionable.
Devil Sings The Hymns
The slogan has no scriptural sanction, but religious and secular connotations
Sacred Cows, Their Horns
Religious symbols turn handy tools in obscurantist agenda. Jo bole, he's gone.<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=335 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Them Stars And Swipes
The US probe on the Iraq 'oil-for-food scam' has exposed its own duplicity
Ground (Water) Realities
The allegations levelled against our Plachimada plant are unfair, says Coca-Cola
At Chappell's Altar
Here's a peek at what new coach Greg has in mind to transform Team India
Bull's Eye
On May 17, Henry Kissinger, mentor of the ruling US neocons, met Chinese president Hu Jintao in Beijing. Also present were hardline foreign minister ...
Bibliofile
Why did three writers lock themselves up in glass cages? For a novel experience. OUP crosses the Rs 100-crore mark. And how oil in the hair helps...
Proof Of A Pudding
Gives translations a complete go-by. All poetry is passé. So is drama. Political reportage is hot in non-fiction. Fiction disappoints.
Enduring Love
Rupa is to be congratulated for packaging a delightful and undemanding memoir at less than Rs 100.
A Mentality Besieged
It can only be unfortunate when someone like Shourie falls prey to the politics of paranoia
Round One: All Square
With Bihar set for another election, the UPA closes ranks, the NDA rues its chance, while Paswan's still the joker in the pack <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=65 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Out Of HaRD Drive
Arjun 'detox' Singh has taken one wrong turn too many. Is his time over?
Stains Of Blood
A British firm responsible for Andhra farmer deaths? Yes, says UK's Christian Aid.
