COVER STORY
Are Achhe Din...On Their Way?
We asked people from different spheres of society how and in what terms they see India’s future
Outlook Magazine - 21 July 2014
Strong Mandate, Weak Budget
There isn’t clarity on the direct taxes code, and no contingency plan for the 42 per cent deficient monsoon we face.
‘Social Agenda Has To Be Central To The Country; It Can’t Be A Side-Show’
The MIT professor and co-author of <i>Poor Economics</i> has some advice for the government
Ready For A Confidence Trick
We have been concentrating too much upon fiscal deficit as a measure of fiscal prudence.
Nipped In The Budget
Long on hype, short on delivery. That in sum is Jaitley’s maiden financial statement.
Float And Cruise
Ganga elicits fine emotions, but not workable plans, from the Centre
Swallow Holes
A smart city in fallow marshland? Dholera may sink in the mud.
Ties That Bind
The voluble new finance minister is a great one for making connections
Cut Price Ticket
The FM has staked budget-balancing on growth. It can be tricky.
Strong Mandate, Weak Budget
There isn’t clarity on the direct taxes code, and no contingency plan for the 42 per cent deficient monsoon we face.
These Bullets Don’t Fire
This isn’t a turnaround rail budget
‘Social Agenda Has To Be Central To The Country; It Can’t Be A Side-Show’
The MIT professor and co-author of <i>Poor Economics</i> has some advice for the government
Ready For A Confidence Trick
We have been concentrating too much upon fiscal deficit as a measure of fiscal prudence.
Nipped In The Budget
Long on hype, short on delivery. That in sum is Jaitley’s maiden financial statement.
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Eating In Peace
It’s not well known that 25 per cent of the population of Palitana is Muslim. Their diet habits too must be respected.
Soot On The Melting Pot
The Jains want their pilgrimage spot, Palitana, declared a vegetarian zone. Is that justified?
Biztro
Business in bitesizes
‘Only A Viscera Report Can Establish Poison’
A former director of AIIMS and a former head of its department of forensic medicine on the intricacies involved in post-mortems.
Autopsy Turvy
A rebel doctor’s allegations of pressure revive the Sunanda case
Entry Strictly Paid
MP’s education scam singes Chouhan, wife
Quick Churn Syndrome
Pak TV dramas too face The same problem: A dearth of good writers.
Lahore Lights
Pakistani TV soaps get a big welcome in Indian living rooms
‘Ramayana, Mahabharata Are True Accounts Of The Period...Not Myths’
The new chairman of ICHR argues that faith and reason can go hand in hand in the writing of history.
Ram, Where Art Thou?
The BJP’s ICHR appointment revives fears of a move to a right-wing retelling of history
The Inquisitors Arrive
The steady ingress of the Hindu right tears into Goa’s patient fabric
World Cup 2014: A Viewer’s Glossary
Letters leaped for joy at being represented in Brazil
Seven Days
The states of the nation: news, headlines, gossip, rumours, things we learnt
Eat Out Of The Box Now
Are you willing to go beyond the packaged cereals and multigrain breads?
Bibliofile
Rajdeep Sardesai's book, some reading for Prof Dinanath Batra and no ‘achche din’ in sight for writers
Improve Your Engglishhh
If this blundering pastiche can pass for a book review, then mimesis is a form of subversive flattery
A Well For The Moon
Sealy doesn’t just build a scaled-down 8th century Chinese pagoda in Doon. His almanack is a fragile ecosystem itself.
Sunaina Anand
The artist and curator on the art scene in India and on fake art
Bobby Jasoos
Its easy, languorous pace and unhurried story-telling reminds one of the old detective serials of Doordarshan, like <i>Karamchand</i> and <i>Byomkesh Bakshi</i>.
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
Yet another yawn-inducing film on confused young love.
Maria Sharapova
Never knew not knowing Sachin was a crime in India.
Delhi Diary
I don’t know about you, but travelling on a bullet train at 320 km per hour is not my top priority...
