COVER STORY
As we enter the 150th anniversary of 1857, William Dalrymple casts a new look at one of Indian history's most enigmatic episodes, and its aftermath
Outlook Magazine - 3 July 2006
From erotic thrillers to a film on Sonia Gandhi starring Monica Bellucci—the plot thickens
Vajpayee is back with a bang. Should the party fret or fete him?
From erotic thrillers to a film on Sonia Gandhi starring Monica Bellucci—the plot thickens
Anil Ambani's Reliance Comm wants to be a GSM player now. Will he succeed?
OTHER STORIES
Who's got the spin?; A highway pile-up; Who held that up?; Smoke with big chief
The rejigged SEZ proposal may bring in job reservation in the private sector
Yawn! Just another logic-defying weepie
The characters and situations are supremely giddy and the film wears its silliness right there on the sleeve.
Lutyens' Delhi is under siege and no one cares. It's an unholy coup d'etat.
A UNICEF report confirms India's ugly truth: a blighted record of maternity death
For over 30 years, hostel students at a Calcutta college have supported and run an evening school for the poor
Is it the best World Cup ever? Given the soccer and spirit, maybe.
William Dalrymple's forthcoming book, <i>The Last Mughal</i>, presents fascinating new facts and perspectives on the 1857 rising, and on the life and times of Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. Here are some of them.
Marching forth on another's war would lead India to a minefield
A lame duck Bush? He may do nothing. He could do everything. Don't write him off. Not yet.
How or why did a little-known publisher of dry, scholarly books—Academic Foundation—hit the blurb jackpot recently?
Gursharan Kaur, Medha Patkar, Sharmila Tagore and Brajesh Mishra on the books they are reading.
An extremely readable book, flouting cardinal ideas, offering a concrete plan that most economic commentators would dub crazy.
A tale of two Gujarati women who made it theirmission to rescue women abducted during Partition
Bangla Bhai is to be executed, a lot of political questions hang
Don't know about Shashi Tharoor, but the UN is all ears for a Bangla rock band
Overhauling the 1934 Aircraft Act will help the 'open sky' policy
Was it financials that scrapped the Jet-Sahara deal or is it politics again?
Maybe a veteran's words had a sobering effect
Does a lenient regimen pamper the ladies? And trigger rancour among male peers?
Apollo's clean chit to Rahul Mahajan is consistent with its less-than-clean history
Blacks as a front for White capital isn't for real
South Africa's experience of reservation offers many parallels, many possibilities
