Outlook Magazine - 31 January 2011

The Flickering Flame
Pakistan’s liberals are fleeing the country in fear or being forced into silence
BY Mariana Baabar 31 January 2011
Our Turn? Well...Pass
The DMK plays the game of wait, watch and bargain later
BY Pushpa Iyengar 31 January 2011
All Lather, No Soap
The PM hopes a few minor changes will send a signal on corruption
BY Saba Naqvi 31 January 2011
It’s A Bit Too Transparent
Corruption is only a close second to inflation and is seen as a bigger threat than terrorism
BY Outlook 31 January 2011
And You, Mister CMD?
The corporates' admonitory letter elicits some arch responses
BY Pragya Singh 31 January 2011
Arabian Delights
Foreign firms are coming to farm in India
BY Debarshi Dasgupta 31 January 2011
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Inflation reflects prosperity and higher purchasing power.
BY Ajith Pillai 31 January 2011
A Curzon Without An Empire
Patrick French's armchair exercise parrots the rosy Western view of India, shunning rigour and ignoring depth for shallow deftness. His 'portrait' is a catalogue of absences.
BY Outlook News Desk 31 January 2011
A Martial Spirit, All In Vein
Punjab's hardy 'sons of the soil' are nowhere to be seen. A corrosive drug culture rules.
BY Chander Suta Dogra 31 January 2011
A Quiet Day In Heaven
Death hasn’t left their Facebook walls blank, it’s kept alive by friends
BY Outlook News Desk 31 January 2011
Life At Tha Crossroads
African expatriates in India shrug off exclusion, create their own oases
BY Neha Bhatt 31 January 2011
The Hole In The Heart
The SC pulls up the Centre, Andhra Pradesh on the Azad ‘encounter’ death
BY Saikat Datta 31 January 2011
A Nephew’s Tale
...and how it changed Swami Aseemanand
BY Madhavi Tata 31 January 2011
That Old Psychotic Path
Cornered on terror, the RSS unsheaths its persecution complex
BY Neelabh Mishra 31 January 2011
Art Without Heart
Gigantism bereft of the artist’s touch marks Kapoor’s creations
BY Manjula Padmanabhan 31 January 2011
The Magic-Realistic Slaughter Of Azad
Writing of the death of comrades, Cherukuri Rajkumar foretold his own
BY Outlook News Desk 31 January 2011
A Nation Consumed By The State
Myriad corrosive agents—even the Indian State—are eating into the idea of India. This isn’t the Republic we were meant to be.
BY Ramachandra Guha 31 January 2011
Yamla Pagla Deewana
BY Namrata Joshi 31 January 2011
Dhobi Ghat
A rare Indian film which has the feel of European and other Asian cinemas, and yet is firmly grounded in the realities of Mumbai
BY Aseem Chhabra 31 January 2011
Kishwar Desai
Her thriller <i>Witness the Night</i> wins the Costa First Book Award, a prestigious UK literary prize
BY Sheela Reddy 31 January 2011
Delhi Diary
Thankfully, in the media we see some introspection with efforts being made to win back public trust. I wish I could say the same for the judiciary.
BY Vinod Mehta 31 January 2011

The Flickering Flame
Pakistan’s liberals are fleeing the country in fear or being forced into silence
BY Mariana Baabar 31 January 2011
Our Turn? Well...Pass
The DMK plays the game of wait, watch and bargain later
BY Pushpa Iyengar 31 January 2011
All Lather, No Soap
The PM hopes a few minor changes will send a signal on corruption
BY Saba Naqvi 31 January 2011
It’s A Bit Too Transparent
Corruption is only a close second to inflation and is seen as a bigger threat than terrorism
BY Outlook 31 January 2011
And You, Mister CMD?
The corporates' admonitory letter elicits some arch responses
BY Pragya Singh 31 January 2011
Arabian Delights
Foreign firms are coming to farm in India
BY Debarshi Dasgupta 31 January 2011
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Inflation reflects prosperity and higher purchasing power.
BY Ajith Pillai 31 January 2011
A Curzon Without An Empire
Patrick French's armchair exercise parrots the rosy Western view of India, shunning rigour and ignoring depth for shallow deftness. His 'portrait' is a catalogue of absences.
BY Outlook News Desk 31 January 2011
A Martial Spirit, All In Vein
Punjab's hardy 'sons of the soil' are nowhere to be seen. A corrosive drug culture rules.
BY Chander Suta Dogra 31 January 2011
A Quiet Day In Heaven
Death hasn’t left their Facebook walls blank, it’s kept alive by friends
BY Outlook News Desk 31 January 2011
Life At Tha Crossroads
African expatriates in India shrug off exclusion, create their own oases
BY Neha Bhatt 31 January 2011
The Hole In The Heart
The SC pulls up the Centre, Andhra Pradesh on the Azad ‘encounter’ death
BY Saikat Datta 31 January 2011
A Nephew’s Tale
...and how it changed Swami Aseemanand
BY Madhavi Tata 31 January 2011
That Old Psychotic Path
Cornered on terror, the RSS unsheaths its persecution complex
BY Neelabh Mishra 31 January 2011
Art Without Heart
Gigantism bereft of the artist’s touch marks Kapoor’s creations
BY Manjula Padmanabhan 31 January 2011
The Magic-Realistic Slaughter Of Azad
Writing of the death of comrades, Cherukuri Rajkumar foretold his own
BY Outlook News Desk 31 January 2011
A Nation Consumed By The State
Myriad corrosive agents—even the Indian State—are eating into the idea of India. This isn’t the Republic we were meant to be.
BY Ramachandra Guha 31 January 2011
Yamla Pagla Deewana
BY Namrata Joshi 31 January 2011
Dhobi Ghat
A rare Indian film which has the feel of European and other Asian cinemas, and yet is firmly grounded in the realities of Mumbai
BY Aseem Chhabra 31 January 2011
Kishwar Desai
Her thriller <i>Witness the Night</i> wins the Costa First Book Award, a prestigious UK literary prize
BY Sheela Reddy 31 January 2011
Delhi Diary
Thankfully, in the media we see some introspection with efforts being made to win back public trust. I wish I could say the same for the judiciary.
BY Vinod Mehta 31 January 2011