COVER STORY
Bull's Eye
M.S. Gill's acceptance of a minister of state position has received some adverse comment -- but for all wrong reasons
Outlook Magazine - 28 April 2008
On The Waterfront
This really is a fisherman’s wharf: a romantic little place in Goa on the River Sal
'Freebies Are Offered Instead Of Price Cuts'
Joint MD of HDFC Ltd says the downward trend in realty prices is expected to be gradual and concentrated in certain pockets
'V.P. Singhji's Was A Kneejerk Reaction'
Union human resources development minister Arjun Singh spoke to <i>Outlook</i> about the Supreme Court verdict upholding 27 per cent reservation for OBCs.
Zenana Republic
More Muslim women protest against biases in the south. Literacy, global pulls aid them.
U Me Aur Hum
U Me is plain ho hum - nothing more than maudlin and tedious, irritating rather than affecting...
On The Waterfront
This really is a fisherman’s wharf: a romantic little place in Goa on the River Sal
'Freebies Are Offered Instead Of Price Cuts'
Joint MD of HDFC Ltd says the downward trend in realty prices is expected to be gradual and concentrated in certain pockets
Realty Checked
Bargains await buyers as growth flags in the real estate sector
'V.P. Singhji's Was A Kneejerk Reaction'
Union human resources development minister Arjun Singh spoke to <i>Outlook</i> about the Supreme Court verdict upholding 27 per cent reservation for OBCs.
The Fat-Free Diet
Twenty seven per cent it is, now will the creamy layer get a taste?
The Revolution And Us
India now looks to be 'comfortable' working with the Maoists
Like A Big Bushfire
A surprise victory has the Maoists in thrall. Will power temper their views?
Zenana Republic
More Muslim women protest against biases in the south. Literacy, global pulls aid them.
U Me Aur Hum
U Me is plain ho hum - nothing more than maudlin and tedious, irritating rather than affecting...
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Raindrop Tears
Deluge, it was. But a rotten work culture made it a calamity.
Who Kerbed My Rights?
A rallying point where myriad causerati and their multiple grievances converge
Inflation Archipelago
The government remains divided over moves to rein in inflation
The Mandarin Makes His Move
Corporates are calling them, and more bureaucrats are taking it. It isn't just the lucre, the new job is exciting too.
Shot At Sight
CPI-M turns film critic, kills festival
The Games Nations Play
Politics has always shadowed and left its impress on the Olympics
Torrents On The Eve
China reads the furore through the lens of self-pitying nationalism
Terracotta Warriors Vs The Flame-Throwers
The Olympic spirit, where was it? At paranoid, clampdown Rajpath or on the street with Tibet?
Ah, The Human Race
Today China, tomorrow India? In the pro-Tibet, anti-repression march, are we on sure ground?
Unlit Lamps In Attics
Leprosy's ancient stigma still festers in India. It's time we cut the pain.
Bibliofile
Amit Chaudhuri is one of the judges for the International Booker Prize. And there's going to be a prize war this time between Rushdie and Amitav Ghosh for the regular Booker
The Gentle Zephyr
Captures the intricate problems that beset the Mughal dynasty. An attempt to understand the concept of India we cherish, but often take for granted.
Culture Shock
Presents only a slice of the Lankan Tamil reality, but it is an authentic voice. Matter-of-fact, unsentimental, evocative but sparse.
The Rush Of Amore, The Dying Of The Light
Florence and Fatehpur Sikri, the Mughals and the Medicis, wisdom and bawdiness—the sound and fury of Rushdie's latest novel finally signify nothing
Aravind Adiga
Chennai-born ex-journalist, on the launch of his much-hyped (and much-paid in advance royalties) debut novel <I>The White Tiger</I>
Melancholic To Melodramatic
A revival of pacifism. A showoff. The Priyanka act invites responses straddling extremes.
Mails To 'Dearest Mother'...Then A Meet With The Daughter
The build-up to a plead-and-pardon story has been on for a while now. The Priyanka-Nalini meet may bring it to climax.
Closed Wounds
Priyanka looks for closure on her father's case. Willy-nilly, it becomes a political act.
