COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 22 August 2011
The Bullet Bites You
You can’t dodge the question, for there are far too many scams that need answers. Therein lies the kernel of the ‘negativity’ debate.
Khaki, The Earth Colour
A policeman in Andhra steps out of the line to serve the friendless dead, support orphans, and give shelter to the aged poor in their lives’ gloaming
A Harvester Of The Objectionable
Scotching the urge to self-censor, the press must report ‘bad news’—to guard the guards, empower the citizen, and usher in change
Nelson Won’t Leave His Pole
Criminality? Elitism? Erosion of authority? Britain really shouldn’t have been shocked.
Happy Sack’s Farm
While netas continue to moot steps to counter agricultural wastage, enterprising UP farmers are not about to let their hard work go to seed
Timbaktu? Arcadia!
A couple—armed with ideas, patience and a Fukuoka blueprint—come to a withered Andhra district. Then the earth responded.
The Bullet Bites You
You can’t dodge the question, for there are far too many scams that need answers. Therein lies the kernel of the ‘negativity’ debate.
Khaki, The Earth Colour
A policeman in Andhra steps out of the line to serve the friendless dead, support orphans, and give shelter to the aged poor in their lives’ gloaming
A Harvester Of The Objectionable
Scotching the urge to self-censor, the press must report ‘bad news’—to guard the guards, empower the citizen, and usher in change
Riots Are Elsewhere
So thought Britain, till the hoods came out in London and beyond
Nelson Won’t Leave His Pole
Criminality? Elitism? Erosion of authority? Britain really shouldn’t have been shocked.
Happy Sack’s Farm
While netas continue to moot steps to counter agricultural wastage, enterprising UP farmers are not about to let their hard work go to seed
Timbaktu? Arcadia!
A couple—armed with ideas, patience and a Fukuoka blueprint—come to a withered Andhra district. Then the earth responded.
A Moplah In Sindh
A Pakistani Malayali and a political activist
Someone Tripped
And markets across the globe fell. How India must cope.
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
‘BCCI Should Be Made Accountable’
The union sports minister speaks out on the latest controversy
Two Slips And A Short Cover
Gavaskar’s attempt to make amends is drowned by calls for a clean-up, forcing the Centre to take note, and mull action
The Throne And The Gutter
Why is it that feel-bad reportage makes the reporter feel so good?
We Shall Live In A Pineapple Paisley Garden
A border fence dismantled a village market that fed and clothed many. A new initiative now resuscitates it—to roaring business.
Under A Dangerous Motto
By refusing to take bribes, the Madurai collector has earned 18 transfers in 20 years, a modest house and bank balance and lots of respect
When Headhunters Came To Corbett Country
Jim Corbett might have put Kumaon on the map, but a new brand of entrepreneurship focused on rural Uttarakhand looks to unlock its potential
My Name Is Blue
Caste-based prejudice has long been a fact of life in Himachal Pradesh. Now, new initiatives look to change that—with the state police as catalysts.
The Moon Also Waxes
Why isn’t good news getting the space it deserves? Is it too undramatic, does it sound implausible? Are we too much in the sway of the brute Indian reality?
How Green These Barrens
A magical oasis right in the middle of the suicide belt of Maharashtra, Hivre Bazaar village shows what united thought and action can achieve
The School Of Lifecraft
An academy in Tejgadh gives tribals lessons they can readily use
Ways Of Owning, Ways Of Belonging
Tribals in Gujarat are holding out against possible industrial expansion into their lands by becoming more self-reliant
Good Students From Szechwan
The freshest faces in Sino-India ties: bright young Chinese students studying in St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, soaking in India and the English language
