Make Your Appetite Count
Eat to nourish your being—don’t eat to distract yourself from boredom or depressing company.
‘Foreign’ Policy
The hypocrisy from the head of a supposedly democratic government betrays an intolerance for democratic dissent
Thy Foreign, Lying Hand, Great Anarch
The PM’s suspicion of external influence in NGOs belie old fixities and current practices
‘Only We Have The Courage To Speak On This’
Madhya Pradesh chief minister insists that unless population is checked, economic growth will amount to nothing
Planning, Execution
Women and impoverished, illiterate tribals fall prey to Madhya Pradesh’s overweening family planning zeal
“The SC Side-Stepped The DoB Issue.... Had I Resigned, It’d Have Been A Self-Goa
Speaking out for the first time, the Army Chief clears the air on the fracas over his date of birth and many other issues
Too Much Of A Good Thing
Doctors are waking up to the dangers of taking vitamin supplements in excess
Who Should Be Next President?
Political guy or corporate czar, actor or activist? <i>Outlook</i> weighs a few names
The Ice Dagger Was Sharp, And It Cut Deep
As a silent film gets its moment at the Oscars, how does our own take from the ’80s, <i>Pushpak</i>, hold up? As it happens, very well indeed.
Weigh Our Pieces Of Eight
A reversion to older style put the shine back on Indian hockey. Still, it’s far from a revival.
His Dark Blue Pencil
Justice Katju should stop treating the media like spoiled children or undertake ego trips to further his own, or the government’s, objectives
The Unheard Drone
The reaction to a resolution in the US congress shows how vulnerable pakistan is on balochistan.
Bibliofile
Bloomsbury, publisher of the Harry Potter books, is the latest international publisher to set up shop in India...
Winter Light
A startlingly accomplished first novel, a stunning debut that ventures bravely into terrain where seasoned writers fear to tread
Bleeding Ink
All this book needed was to be treated like a book in its own right, out of the column straitjacket
Storm In An Old Tea Cup
She’s impetuous, honest, a gadfly. But for all her courage, Mamata’s change is painted in borrowed Red.
Kaadhalil Sodhapuvadhu Yeppadi (Tamil and Telugu)
The language and humour are real; the milieu predictable. But in that couch of familiarity and predictability lies the film’s spirit
Chhote Nawab Saif Ali Khan
Some pages of this secret diary are torn. That is only natural because I am still in a state of rage...
Oxford Diary
One thing one misses in England nowadays is the wit that seemed a national characteristic up to the ’90s...