COVER STORY
Campaign Diary Of Varun Gandhi
"The inmates are forever swatting mosquitoes. Mom, does this amount to cruelty?"
Outlook Magazine - 13 April 2009
Nagesh Kukunoor
On the launch of his new film <i>8x10 Tasveer </i>starring Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Takia
'We Failed To Communicate The Essence Of The N-Deal'
India's outgoing ambassador to the USA, the high point of whose tenure was no doubt the N-Deal, talks about his various diplomatic assignments
Videsh: Heaven On Earth
Till interval it's quite an affecting and poignant film and then dips inexorably to downright mediocre
Just Like Singapore
A smattering of Thai dishes, and real Chinese food that's not Indi-Chinese.
Go-Go Literature
Railway bookstalls undergo a makeover
Bull's Eye
Some leaders and some parties may pay a heavy price for selecting "winnable" candidates.
Draw The Colts
A 10 crore-strong votebank. Parties are going all out to woo the young 'uns.
Nagesh Kukunoor
On the launch of his new film <i>8x10 Tasveer </i>starring Akshay Kumar and Ayesha Takia
'We Failed To Communicate The Essence Of The N-Deal'
India's outgoing ambassador to the USA, the high point of whose tenure was no doubt the N-Deal, talks about his various diplomatic assignments
Its Own Course
A national law school sets no standards
Videsh: Heaven On Earth
Till interval it's quite an affecting and poignant film and then dips inexorably to downright mediocre
Auric Portals
Jaipur's Albert Hall Museum is brought back from the dead with expert care
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This One For The Laities
It won't be the same, but South Africa's IPL hopes to seduce crowds with Bollywood allure
What's Blooking?
The love of food brims over, conquers the blogosphere
Mahakootami, Just About
Will its tardiness cost the TDP dear?
Together, Apart
It's Congress vs Laloo-Paswan
Bellwether Stock, Doc
PMK's exit is a blow to Congress-DMK
It's Swinging And Seaming
The NCP chief is plotting to have his cake and eat it too
Digital Watchmen
Candidates will feel the sting of the gaze
Growing GDP As A Crop
The farm is greener than five years ago, yet the bounty is hyped
Middle Of Nowhere
The suicide chain can't be broken
Swagger 'n Stride
It's time to add to the land bank
The Other Witness
Opportunity, 'bias' make and mar
Gaps In The Mesh
A good PDS keeps farmers above water
The Roof Is In Place
A social safety net props up the people
Going To The Mall
Cash crops keep the agro economy happy
A Full Round Meal
Farmers find new ways to prosperity
The Harvest Season?
There's substance to the rural story. The agro economy is on a strong pitch, but will the vote from the farms oblige?
Saffron Panchayati Raj
The new RSS chief puts in place a brook-no-difference oligarchy
Bibliofile
What did Penguin pay for Aatish Taseer's first novel, <i>The Temple-Goers</i>, after signing up Ramachandra Guha for Rs 97 lakhs?
Last Circle
Exploring roots is a familiar theme but it is the manner in which Amrita Kumar does so that sets this work apart
Present In Our Memory Games
A self-identifying, dispiriting tour of Islam's extremities inlaid with personal history
The Index Finger
Celebs put their strength behind citizen's movements to mobilise voters
Third Degree Honours
Alas, the liberal chic that LSE/SOAS imparts is not Varun's to claim
TV Cameras Completed The Orchestra
Did an all-relaying media create the Varun Gandhi effect?
'Varun Gets His Liar's Streak From Maneka's Side'
There is also a streak of masochism, the desire to hurt oneself, in Varun's mother's family
Prevention Of Cruelty
Some clues to what may have kindled his sulphur
A Fatherhood More Equal?
In exalting Gandhi, we've elbowed Sri Aurobindo into the shadows
