COVER STORY
The lead artiste of the popular TV serial <i>Balika Vadhu</i> on her newfound stardom
Outlook Magazine - 22 December 2008
I invited him to the Oberoi. He looked unhappy. When I asked where he'd like to go instead, he said, "Leopold Cafe!"
There is only one honest solution: the creation of a new political party representing the new, emerging political culture
Sports events, and big-budget cricket, cower under the backwash of terror, economic crisis
Kollywood to Bollywood, there's a new lingo in the vanity vans. The Mallu girls are here.
The ex-ISI chief is still full of bluster, wanted on the so-called American terror note or not
Under pressure, Pakistan moves to crack down on terror outfits. But on the ground, is there enough support for such an action?
Boasts of a fine set of actors who deliver suitably efficient performances but still leave very little impact
I invited him to the Oberoi. He looked unhappy. When I asked where he'd like to go instead, he said, "Leopold Cafe!"
There is only one honest solution: the creation of a new political party representing the new, emerging political culture
More than anything, political contingency dictated this reunion
Sports events, and big-budget cricket, cower under the backwash of terror, economic crisis
Kollywood to Bollywood, there's a new lingo in the vanity vans. The Mallu girls are here.
The ex-ISI chief is still full of bluster, wanted on the so-called American terror note or not
Under pressure, Pakistan moves to crack down on terror outfits. But on the ground, is there enough support for such an action?
Another film with a who's who cast that begins amusingly but ends with a whimper
Boasts of a fine set of actors who deliver suitably efficient performances but still leave very little impact
OTHER STORIES
Muslim children study Sanskrit and Hindu ones read Quran in these UP madrassas
Responsible Tourism, it's working for Kerala
TRAI chairman says the the regulator has nothing to do with the decision that led to an alleged loss of Rs 60,000 crore
Ecological costs can deflate the GDP's bounce
Faberge's exquisite Easter eggs breathe the splendour of tsars
At times it has worked in the past. And at times, it has not.
Ram Setu, Amarnath Yatra, cash-for-votes scam, terror, inflation and the global meltdown...
BJP got over anti-incumbency by fielding as many 46 new candidates. Raman Singh's clean image, good governance and the subsidised rice and kerosene scheme also helped
The Rajasthan verdict provides interesting insights into the question of leadership.
After sitting 10 years in the opposition, the Congress plank was anti-incumbency
Anti-incumbency is out. Pro-incumbency, in which political performance will be judged on good governance, is in
Development is the only mantra. Sheila pips the BJP again.
Bogey-raisers fell to the stolid, pragmatic voter's sense
Readymade analysis fails, for the aam voter isn't easily swayed
Our children are waking up to a new terror-stained reality. And they're asking questions.
Is it true that Sirji, on a recent visit to a witch doctor in Kampala, wanted to put a curse on Patrick French, author of his official biography? Talk about "an extreme form of literary criticism"!
For the amount of crime committed, there is a near-complete absence of menace. People get killed with a bland regularity.
Nilekani culls from wide professional, social experiences to examine India, its polity and a hopeful road ahead
(And November isn't September)
How literature, legends and folklore have influenced our responses to nature and wildlife -- sometimes with happy results, as in the Sunderbans, and at other times with disastrous consequences, as with Project Tiger
Next to my own country, India, there is no place in the world that has been more important to my development as a writer than Egypt...
The new economic team's revamp plan meets lukewarm response
