COVER STORY
That Girl In Yellow Boots
A tale of scarred, devastated childhood and its anguished aftermath, narrated slowly, bit by bit, with a lingering calm and control
Outlook Magazine - 12 September 2011
Elixir Of The Valley
It’s amazing how “imported” oils, seeds, leaves and roots get our instant respect, while desi wisdom is casually dismissed
Delhi Diary
Way back in 1992 I found Manmohan Singh gentle, self-deprecating and a storehouse of quotes from Greek philosophers. That these qualities do not shine on the 24-hour news channels is not a surprise.
Examining The Lens
Did television coverage of Anna Hazare’s campaign cross the line? Opinions differ.
Bodyguard
This Eid it is Salman Mubarak. In a Salman film, Salman is the be all and the end all...
Sharad Haksar
Top Chennai lensman on his new site and book
Elixir Of The Valley
It’s amazing how “imported” oils, seeds, leaves and roots get our instant respect, while desi wisdom is casually dismissed
Delhi Diary
Way back in 1992 I found Manmohan Singh gentle, self-deprecating and a storehouse of quotes from Greek philosophers. That these qualities do not shine on the 24-hour news channels is not a surprise.
Truth, Exhumed
An SHRC report identifies mass graves. Will the state stand up?
The After Math
The battle won, is it war on other fronts?
Examining The Lens
Did television coverage of Anna Hazare’s campaign cross the line? Opinions differ.
A Puzzling Syrian Spring
Making sense of the W. Asian fragment in the light of offshore oil
East Indiaman Afloat
Manmohan’s Dhaka visit can well galvanise the entire eastern subcontinent
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
A Handspun Headiness
Fathered by Gandhi, a potent symbol of the freedom struggle gets renewed life
Bibliofile
September is going to be a month of announcements for Crossword, DSC and Hindu Literary Prize... all three in Delhi, the centre of the IWE publishing world
Miss Adventures
Possesses a lovely gothic quality which keeps you hooked till the end, even if the plot is reminiscent of many boarding school murder stories
In Kuttanad
Richly imaginative, the book could have done with tighter editing. An interesting debut.
One Man’s Many Lives In A God-Like Unknowing
Rama is shadowed by many deviations from the Valmiki Ramayana. This book reclaims his complex humanity.
‘Lt Gen Hasnain Has Been Able To Reach Out To People Here’
J&K chief minister on the ground situation in the Valley and the army’s new face in Kashmir.
Art Of Peace
Kashmiris warm up to a humane army initiative. Everyone’s talking, listening: it can only be for the better.
Follow The Money
Another unique ID project, this one to track central funds usage
Tears In The Sieve
The Lokayukta officials who couldn’t resist
Weight Losses
A CBI probe buffets Jaganmohan Reddy’s star
Some Very Folksy Etchings
No dearth of home-grown material for Indian graphic novels
Strokes Of Subversion
Still a niche genre, graphic novels give space to fringe discourse. And find an audience.
Drip, Drip, Drip
Anna breaks fast, moves to five-star hospital. Did the last image jar?
Kiran Bedi
After my "game-changing" ghoonghat act at the Ramlila grounds, producers and directors are lining up to sign me on. First up was Madhur Bhandarkar...
