COVER STORY
10 Million votes. 10 Greats. 1 Title. Who will be the chosen one?
Outlook Magazine - 23 July 2012
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Aamir Khan not only deviously censored any discussion of Ambedkar and Reservation, but seemed content to use the 1920s language of high-caste reformers
Seemingly defying all odds, Kingfisher continues to fly. While this has naturally generated controversy, it has also raised many relevant questions about the way we do business in India.
A team of French and Indian scholars go past the stereotype of the ‘ghettoised’ Muslim and visit 10 Indian cities to document the various patterns in which Muslims gather together in a particular locality
Revile not politics. Reform it instead. And the first step towards it? Cast a vote for proportional representation.
CPI(M) general secretary looks at the political possibilities, gives his views on Mulayam and Rahul Gandhi, explains his party’s positions, and convolutions
For us in the NDA, Atalji’s management of the coalition in 1996-98 is a lesson to keep in mind
The big national parties look lost in their own vortex. Will they wake up, do a rebound by 2014?
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Aamir Khan not only deviously censored any discussion of Ambedkar and Reservation, but seemed content to use the 1920s language of high-caste reformers
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Silk raiments from rural India set hearts aflutter in posh Pakistan
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The court of the land gifts Mayawati some unexpected breathing room
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Seemingly defying all odds, Kingfisher continues to fly. While this has naturally generated controversy, it has also raised many relevant questions about the way we do business in India.
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A team of French and Indian scholars go past the stereotype of the ‘ghettoised’ Muslim and visit 10 Indian cities to document the various patterns in which Muslims gather together in a particular locality
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Revile not politics. Reform it instead. And the first step towards it? Cast a vote for proportional representation.
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CPI(M) general secretary looks at the political possibilities, gives his views on Mulayam and Rahul Gandhi, explains his party’s positions, and convolutions
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For us in the NDA, Atalji’s management of the coalition in 1996-98 is a lesson to keep in mind
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The big national parties look lost in their own vortex. Will they wake up, do a rebound by 2014?
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