COVER STORY
Ghazal singers, seduced by the MTV syndrome, turn to videos
Outlook Magazine - 29 November 1995
IN a no holds barred exchange, dancer and actress Mallika Sarabhai gives as good as she gets
The Government's fiat plunges the basic telephone services privatisation process into uncertainty
As the taxman toughens up, fat-but-honest pay cheques rather than lifestyle frills are the norm in a West-style salary culture
A sampling of Gaddar's songs, loosely translated by him. The rhythm of the original in Telugu is not quite there, but the words are very much Gaddar's.
Gummuda Gaddar is suspended for bringing a commercial note to a Naxalite movement
Belgian economist Jean Dreze, who has co-authored a book with Amartya Sen, has his ear to the Indian soil. And he hears the rumblings of a Brazil-type quake.
IN a no holds barred exchange, dancer and actress Mallika Sarabhai gives as good as she gets
The Government's fiat plunges the basic telephone services privatisation process into uncertainty
The LTTE turns to a new generation of angry young leaders
As the taxman toughens up, fat-but-honest pay cheques rather than lifestyle frills are the norm in a West-style salary culture
A sampling of Gaddar's songs, loosely translated by him. The rhythm of the original in Telugu is not quite there, but the words are very much Gaddar's.
Gummuda Gaddar is suspended for bringing a commercial note to a Naxalite movement
Belgian economist Jean Dreze, who has co-authored a book with Amartya Sen, has his ear to the Indian soil. And he hears the rumblings of a Brazil-type quake.
OTHER STORIES
The Samata Party writes its own epitaph as one half moves closer to the BJP and the other looks set to return to the NF fold
Indian photography has yet to recover from the colonial obsession with the exotic Orient
Unless they can prove their status, about 1.6 million Bengalis face deportation under a recent decree by the Bhutto government
'Underground rock' begins to rear its head, though modestly
The judgement could apply to the legal profession as well
While doctors protest, insurance companies exult over the Supreme Court's recent ruling
In the age of liberalisation, the beggars of Madras organise themselves into a chamber of commerce
Intelligence agencies unearth "clinching evidence" of Pakistan's role in the Bombay blasts
IN an exclusive interview, expelled JKLF 'chairman' Amanullah Khan speaks on the Election Commission's decision to put off polls in Kashmir, the separatist leadership and his own much-diminished status within it.
The US launches an initiative to protect its South Asia interests
The high-profile American official was given an unusually low-key reception by the government
Now it's food at your doorstep, as takeaway tycoons proliferate
A new breed of environmentalists as quirky as a Dali canvas
Traders suffer as junior officials cause delays in transactions
The legacy of the lawless, from Mastan to Dawood
A blow-by-blow account of how it all ended for Thakiyuddin Wahid
The thriving nexus between Bombay’s business community and the underworld receives a jolt as patrons of the mafia increasingly becomes the targets of intense inter-gang rivalry
Two high-profile releases could change the fortunes of serious films
The potential reader is the stressed-out global manager with a few hours free between two jet lags.
Arun Shourie has done it again. Adopted a premise and proceeded with ferreting diligence to prove it
The skies turn friendlier as foreign airlines wake up to the potential of the Indian business traveller
A traditional theatre-house built by the NSD hosts an epic performance but, faces demolition