COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 13 June 2016
The Shadowy World Of Arms Dealer Sanjay Bhandari
Connections from UPA to NDA, a five-star lifestyle and yet he stayed well below the public radar. Till raids on hawala dealers brought it all tumbling out.
'I'll Take 5-10 Yrs To Restore The Floodplains'
Professor emeritus at the Department of Environmental Studies, DU, C.R. Babu, on how they estimated the restoration cost of Art of Living’s World Culture Festival
Art Of Saying Everything’s Fine
The green tribunal has asked Art of Living to pay an interim fine for its extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains
The Baron’s Robbed Guarantor
Meet Manmohan Singh, the marginal farmer blacklisted by his bank because Vijay Mallya flew away with big-ticket loans
"Ambedkar’s Role In The Constitution Is A Myth"
Ram Bahadur Rai, former ABVP general secretary and chairman of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts on his passion for a new Constitution
The Elusive Aura Of Aurobindo
A cusp figure straddling the spiritual and political. How do Aurobindo’s ideas relate to the Hindu right, to Gandhi, to today’s debates?
Biztro
Business in bitesizes
The Shadowy World Of Arms Dealer Sanjay Bhandari
Connections from UPA to NDA, a five-star lifestyle and yet he stayed well below the public radar. Till raids on hawala dealers brought it all tumbling out.
'I'll Take 5-10 Yrs To Restore The Floodplains'
Professor emeritus at the Department of Environmental Studies, DU, C.R. Babu, on how they estimated the restoration cost of Art of Living’s World Culture Festival
Art Of Saying Everything’s Fine
The green tribunal has asked Art of Living to pay an interim fine for its extravaganza on the Yamuna floodplains
The Baron’s Robbed Guarantor
Meet Manmohan Singh, the marginal farmer blacklisted by his bank because Vijay Mallya flew away with big-ticket loans
"Ambedkar’s Role In The Constitution Is A Myth"
Ram Bahadur Rai, former ABVP general secretary and chairman of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts on his passion for a new Constitution
Op. Equidistance
Beyond the balancing, India must build good ties with China
The Elusive Aura Of Aurobindo
A cusp figure straddling the spiritual and political. How do Aurobindo’s ideas relate to the Hindu right, to Gandhi, to today’s debates?
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A Comedy Of (No) Manners
Tanmay Bhat’s snapchat on Tendulker and Lata may be tasteless, but the reaction has been ridiculous
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Official denial of the racist nature of the attacks on them does little to make Africans feel safe in India
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Funny Thing, Comedy
Bhat’s video on Facebook may have been tasteless and crass, but to demand his arrest is excessive and blatantly populist.
A.P. Shreethar
The self-taught artist, actor and producer, on bringing to India its first 3D art museum, in Chennai. He’s credited for introducing giclee painting in India.
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