COVER STORY
A Quiver Full Of Arrows
Terrorised by alleged CPI(M) goons, Midnapore's Santhal tribals talk of hitting back
Outlook Magazine - 26 March 1997
Labour Smells Victory
With general elections scheduled for May, Britain prepares for a new-look Labour after years of Tory rule—and John Major
Shifting Channels From Dd
Five months after its launch, STAR Plus' Hindi band is now a viable advertising alternative
Evil Under The Sun
The gangrape of two Swedish tourists highlights the spurt in crimes in the former hippie paradise
Asian Vote Can Be The Clincher
Both Labour and the Tories go out of their way to woo Asians
Labour Smells Victory
With general elections scheduled for May, Britain prepares for a new-look Labour after years of Tory rule—and John Major
Anita Pratap
CNNs Delhi bureau chief is the first Indian to win the George Polk Award
Shifting Channels From Dd
Five months after its launch, STAR Plus' Hindi band is now a viable advertising alternative
Evil Under The Sun
The gangrape of two Swedish tourists highlights the spurt in crimes in the former hippie paradise
Little Buddha
Child prodigy or aspirant for instant stardom?
Crucial Cutts
Junk the jargon, says the leader of the Plain Language movement
Minister Sans Any Powers
Home Minister Indrajit Gupta's isolation is complete
Access Denied
The US backtracks on computer tech to Russia for N-research
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Not What He Preached
Badal's promise of a clean regime sounds hollow as he shields his men from the CBI
Trysts With The Law
Thackeray has a long history of legal trouble
Sena's Bane
Raj Thackeray gets a CBI summons in the Kini case, even as the Bombay riots cases return to haunt the ruling party
Murder At La Martiniere
A teacher's death further dents the 152-year-old institution's shaky reputation
Mini Menagerie
He doesn't take his kids to the zoo, he brings the zoo home
Son Rises In The South Too
After Jyoti Basu, Kerala Chief Minister E.K. Nayanar is accused of promoting his son's business interests
Victory To The Voiceless
After 17 years, the Supreme Court punishes the upper caste killers of 14 Kumaon Dalits
Civic War Zone
A new Jewish colony in East Jerusalem angers Palestinians
The Order Changeth
Mother Teresa's successor may begin a process of Indianisation
A Sea Of Black
Budget 97's most crucial feature? Its effort to uplink to India's huge parallel economy, worth a minimum Rs 380,000 crore. But will a people so tainted with black money mend their ways?
The Malraux Event
A tribute to the Frenchman who was greatly influenced by India
Living A Full Life
B.K. Nehru had a lot going for him, so what's he carping about?
The Laloo Yadav Halt...
Village 'dadas' set up their own unofficial railway stations
"It's Like A Game Of Dice"
After the train robberies in Bihar caused a furore in Parliament, the top brass of the state railway police was shunted out. R.R. Prasad
The Balkan Curse
The new democracy totters as a financial fraud sparks near-anarchy
Still Short Of Gas
Reliance's Rs 3,600-crore gas cracker project is yet to take off
From Words To Figures
The booming art mart has spawned its own subsidiary—the multi-crore art book bazar