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Myths and fables, 150 kinds of brooms, a museum for the lowly jhadoo is as an eye-opener
Outlook Magazine - 20 January 2014
A ruined economy, endemic corruption make Kashmiris yearn for a cleansing agent like AAP
AAP’s clarion call against crony capitalism has left big business squirming in discomfort, as the party’s contradictions come into focus
Arvind Kejriwal’s party has thrown open a window, but will it really be able to carry the hopes of a billion Indians?
Where will a condoning of acquisitiveness and fratricidal violence lead us?
Two columnists of opposite persuasions interrogate Modi’s claim on centrestage
Can it get any worse for the Congress? In a poll year, the party hobbles tiredly along.
India may be a global call centre hub, but desi customers are still getting a raw deal
A ruined economy, endemic corruption make Kashmiris yearn for a cleansing agent like AAP
AAP’s clarion call against crony capitalism has left big business squirming in discomfort, as the party’s contradictions come into focus
The AAP, an extraordinary league for ordinary gentlemen?
Arvind Kejriwal’s party has thrown open a window, but will it really be able to carry the hopes of a billion Indians?
Far too long have Rightist voices been stifled—since 1947
Where will a condoning of acquisitiveness and fratricidal violence lead us?
Two columnists of opposite persuasions interrogate Modi’s claim on centrestage
Can it get any worse for the Congress? In a poll year, the party hobbles tiredly along.
India may be a global call centre hub, but desi customers are still getting a raw deal
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