COVER STORY
A Touch Of Zen
Situated in a converted warehouse in Mumbai: a large, zen-inspired space, with a miniature frangipani tree and pools filled with pink petals.
Outlook Magazine - 9 June 2008
Bull's Eye
Finally, much belatedly, <i>Jane’s Intelligence Review</i> provides details of China’s selling arms to Northeast insurgents in India, and also to the Taliban.
The Darjeeling Limited
The flawed idea of poor yet colourful, exotic and mystic India is rather unfamiliar, strange and hard to digest
Are Your Genes Fit?
A genetic map mines rich data on India's disease geography. Better cures may follow.
Bull's Eye
Finally, much belatedly, <i>Jane’s Intelligence Review</i> provides details of China’s selling arms to Northeast insurgents in India, and also to the Taliban.
Wind In The Grass
She's their favourite, but suppose Hillary loses.... Indians mull their options.
My Peace, First
It's truce on the north-western frontier. The US isn't pleased.
Eat No Evil
Chocolate, tea or whatever, regular food gets a healthier twist
The Darjeeling Limited
The flawed idea of poor yet colourful, exotic and mystic India is rather unfamiliar, strange and hard to digest
Kashmir Cantata
Junoon, the soft-rocking dervishes from Pakistan, came as a rare musical interlude
Are Your Genes Fit?
A genetic map mines rich data on India's disease geography. Better cures may follow.
Weight Loss Regime
With child malnutrition figures at a high, the PM steps in to take control
The Cannes Smirk
Indian films missing in action at a world celebration, for the fifth time
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Each Discovery A New Bruise
The more his supporters try to glorify him, the more awkward it gets. That's Rahul's piquancy.
Wring Thy Hands
The Congress is back to its coterie-driven days. It's bad news for '09.
"My Not Contesting Was A Crucial Mistake. I'd Have Led From The Front."
Former Karnataka CM and Maharashtra governor S.M. Krishna on what went wrong with the Congress strategy
Saffron 'N Pepper
A moderate-sounding BJP gets its first state in the South
The White Lotus
The BJP wins Karnataka sans Hindutva. Is the leopard about to change its spots?
A Chance For Mr Advani
Does its win in Karnataka mean the BJP's finally grown up? Are we about to see the rise of a centre-right formation of the European persuasion?
Snafu Socialism
Despite vast allocations, Congress's standing with the poor hits a nadir
'We Can Only Regulate, Not Penalise'
Telecom regulator TRAI chairman denies DNC is a failure.
Bazaar In Your Ear
The telecom regulator's effort to rein in intrusive telemarketers is a missed call
Bibliofile
When Amitav Ghosh follows Jeffrey Archer and Indians not only reign in the world's bestseller lists, but also draw packed audiences during their bookstore appearances..
Pickle Point
The spareness of writing, and clear-eyed descriptions of ordinary people caught up in extraordinary times, result in a narrative that is harsh and tender simultaneously
Earnest Flemingway
There's much of Fleming in 007, including amorous pursuits and stunning love nests
Hindi-Chini,By And By
Lazy neo-Orientalist perspectives have clouded our view of China. A first-hand narration clears the air.
The Annual Quota Of Violence
The Gujjar fury is back. Isn't it the natural blowback of a blithely made poll promise?
Advaita Kala
The chicklit author on the soaring success of her debut novel <i>Almost Single</i>
Sundial Tilts
Vodafone boss rides away into the dawn
Murder In The Media
Murder, immorality and deviance are aberrations, not the new trend
Novocaine Files
A 14-year-old murdered, a father the main suspect, a slipshod investigation. The plot thickens.
A Gag For Sale
A glimmer of reform eases the tight grip on professions in India
