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THE MAGAZINE SPECIAL ISSUE January 13, 2014

Outlook Wishes Its Readers A Happy New Year. We return after a week's break. The next issue, dated January 20 will be available on the site on Saturday, January 11, 2014

Photos

2013 Flash, Dance

The year’s best and worst, pixellated

Jan 13, 2014

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Essay

Swirls Of Yearning

What takes people to shrines that grant what they seek? A look at wish-making.

Jan 13, 2014

| Sundar Sarukkai
2013 The Year That Was

Year of the Dark Horse

For long it seemed a RaGa-NaMo race. Till Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP changed equations and perceptions in Delhi.

Jan 13, 2014

| Hartosh Singh Bal
WISH TOWNS

The Holy Motions

The unchanged nature and new forms of Indian pilgrimage, and its ultimate telos

Jan 13, 2014

| Dileep Padgaonkar
Jodhpur: Rajasthan

Love, Pray, Tie The Knot

Ishqiya Ganesh Mandir: Buried in the city’s old quarters, a temple of love rides its frothy popularity

Jan 13, 2014

| Priyadarshini Sen
Opinion

Grasp The Nettle?

Will 2014 fire up the economy’s ‘animal spirits’? Hmm....

Jan 13, 2014

| Indrajit Gupta
Moosa Bagh: Uttar Pradesh

Will It Be Filter Or Non-Filter?

Gora Baba: A Brit officer from 1857 offers a helping hand in return for a smoke

Jan 13, 2014

| Sharat Pradhan
Positive Vibes

The Good Bits

An avalanche of downs drowning the ups? Not on this page!

Jan 13, 2014

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Srikalahasti: Andhra Pradesh

Out, Baleful Snake

Lord Shiva Kalahasteeswara Temple: Where the influence of Rahu-Ketu is dispelled

Jan 13, 2014

| Madhavi Tata
Believe it or not!

Murugan Morgan Mandela

As the saying goes, we are like that only. Quirky tales from all corners of India.

Jan 13, 2014

| Debarshi Dasgupta
Ganagapur: North Karnataka

The Mental Menageries

Nirgun Paduka: Where the ‘possessed’ come to get deliverance from Lord Dattatreya

Jan 13, 2014

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
Opinion

The Jugger Nought

Has the media lost the plot in the more wired world of today?

Jan 13, 2014

| Chaitanya Kalbag
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh

At The Embassy Of Lord Balaji

Visa Temple: The engineering student’s port of call for a passage to America

Jan 13, 2014

| Madhavi Tata
Media/ Graphic Novel

Profitera’s Box

Journalistus, a Titan, was given the task of moulding the intellect of mankind out of the clay of ignorance...

Jan 13, 2014

| Sorit
Rewind/Fast Forward

Looking Ahead, Looking Back

What the experts said about inflation in 2013 and what is in store for the economy as a whole in 2014

Jan 13, 2014

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Sunderbans: West Bengal

Bibi And Ghulams Against The King

Bon Bibi: In the Sunderbans runs the writ of Bon Bibi, the goddess who looks the tiger god in the eye and arrests his fearful lunge

Jan 13, 2014

| Dola Mitra
Ajmer Sharif: Rajasthan

The Crimson Tied

Ajmer Sharif: No shrine is more popular, and no wish is too big at this Sufi saint’s tomb

Jan 13, 2014

| Priyadarshini Sen
2013: The year that was

What We Learnt Circa 2013

It is by studying little things that we attain the great art of having as little misery and as much happiness as possible

Jan 13, 2014

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Maihar: Madhya Pradesh

The Soul’s Aarohan

Maihar Devi Temple: In the heart of India, the goddess of learning is the presiding deity

Jan 13, 2014

| Bishwadeep Moitra
2013 The year that was

A-Z

Neologisms, or those that acquired a buzz

Jan 13, 2014

| Sundeep Dougal
Shirdi: Maharashtra

Gentle Charms Of Syncretism

Sai Samadhi: Little is known about the early years of Sai Baba. His ‘miracles’ are well-documented.

Jan 13, 2014

| Chetan Krishnaswamy
BOOKS 2013

Bon Mots And Title Deeds

Good, middling, disappointing—some of the busiest Indians sift through their reads

Jan 13, 2014

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Vallarpadam: Kerala

Boat’s Harvest: The Waters Will Part Here

Vallarpadam Church: Miracles happen everyday here, Vallarpadathamma looks out for the islanders

Jan 13, 2014

| Minu Ittyipe
Web Extra

The Unsung

The unhailed celluloid memories of 2013: Two festivals, some good films and a few stray thoughts

Jan 13, 2014

| Namrata Joshi
Ahmedabad: Gujarat

The Soul, Stirred

Bhairavnath Temple: Scotch only, please. Bhairavnath likes a tipple for favours rendered.

Jan 13, 2014

| Stuti Agarwal
2013: The Year That Was

2013 Films

The highs and lows, the fads...

Jan 13, 2014

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Barabanki: Uttar Pradesh

Of Man And Mannat

Dewa Sharif: The dargah of Haji Waris Ali Shah provides salve for many a wounded soul

Jan 13, 2014

| Sharat Pradhan
2013: The Year That Was

2013 Theatre

The most significant, pathbreaking, standout performers from the year

Jan 13, 2014

| Amitesh Kumar
Bambolim: Goa

Let There Be Flowers

Fulancho Khuris: The cross of the flowers, the locals’ best-kept secret

Jan 13, 2014

| Namrata Joshi
Web Extra

2013 TV

Highlights and trends

Jan 13, 2014

| Vineet Kumar
Mumbai: Maharashtra

Praying On Picket Road

Maruti Temple: Lawyers pray before him, as do relatives of the accused

Jan 13, 2014

| Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
Web Extra

2013 Art Shows

13 exhibitions and shows that caught our eye

Jan 13, 2014

| Vinod Bhardwaj
Udvada: Gujarat

Touched By Sacral Fire

Iran Shah Atash Behram Temple: Sacred to the Parsis, it has wrought miracles for others too

Jan 13, 2014

| R.K. Misra
The Departed

The Blessed Souls

A line, a tune, a picture. Memories, it’s all we are left with.

Jan 13, 2014

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opinion

Stardust In The Havan

Before the temples of the gods, the rich, bent low with offerings, genuflect. But they stand privileged still.

Jan 13, 2014

| Kishore Singh
13/14

Roastfest 2013

Some enlightened deeds that couldn’t go unawarded

Jan 13, 2014

| Sorit
WISH TOWNS

Idols Worship

The nation reveres them, but where do the rich and famous go to pray?

Jan 13, 2014

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The Big Fights

Mortals Kombat

The tu-tu mai-mai, the slug fests, the wars of words

Jan 13, 2014

| Sorit
WISH TOWNS

On Blessed Grounds

From the four corners of India, the faithful flock, each to his altar, each to his wish

Jan 13, 2014

| Stuti Agarwal Amrita Ghosh
13/14

Glitterati

The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news

Jan 13, 2014

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Interview

“The Media Magnifies Ruptures Of Everyday Pluralism”

Harvard's professor of Comparative Religion and Indian Studies on various aspects of her latest book

Jan 13, 2014

| Pranay Sharma
opinion

Broken Song Of Bernadette

From Lourdes to Velankanni, God is beseiged with demands for miracles. But a moral choice confronts Him.

Jan 13, 2014

| Mukul Sharma

Regulars

Last Page

New York Diary

Rules: 1. Don’t F*ck with Kids 2. Don’t F*ck with Cops. 3. Don’t F*ck with Bar Staff. 4. Don’t F*ck with NYC.

Jan 13, 2014

| Naresh Fernandes

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