THE MAGAZINE SPECIAL ISSUE August 21, 2017
Independence Day Special: Idealism
Independence Day Special: Idealism
  • Why I am A Gandhian
    Comment
    Why I am A Gandhian
    Gandhian idealism, which consumes the practitioner, could also cleanse souls. His best followers were those who cleaned toilets to become ideal scavengers.
    Aug 21, 2017
    | Rajesh Ramachandran
  • Hibernating Idealism
    A Blank To Fill
    Hibernating Idealism
    The sly interplay between idealism and ideology keeps excess at bay. In these times of ‘total politics’ in India—characterised by a jam-spread of hatred that leaves isolated, targeted individuals meekly facing a gargantuan State—that healthy mutual vigil has been summarily suspended.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Ashis Nandy
  • On Parallel, Shining Paths
    Ideal Clash
    On Parallel, Shining Paths
    Gandhiji’s vision of India—a moral, secular version of village life and economy—was the opposite of Nehru’s ideals of socialism, democracy and science. Both made compromises in their stands.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Irfan Habib
  • Ideals Know No Boundary
    Honest Corp
    Ideals Know No Boundary
    Any business has a direct effect on the social condition. In a society such as ours, where the divide between the rich and the poor is gigantic, it becomes the ­responsibility of ­entrepreneurs to act ethically and give back in some way.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | N.R. Narayana Murthy
  • God’s Marital Status
    Religion
    God’s Marital Status
    Is celibacy or singleness a prerequisite to seek an ideal world? It’s another matter that marital pleasures are fine for temple deities with their consorts.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Devdutt Pattanaik
  • In The Singular: Hum Ek, Hamare Shoonya
    The Chosen Ones
    In The Singular: Hum Ek, Hamare Shoonya
    Call it coincidence or civilisational ­acumen, atop mountains of the Indian political landscape sit ‘single’ leaders
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Bhavna Vij-Aurora
  • ‘It’s A Tough Road To The Manzil’
    Interview
    ‘It’s A Tough Road To The Manzil’
    Social acrtivist Medha Patkar has been at it for 30 years with Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), protesting against large dams such as Sardar Sarovar on the river and demanding justice for the displaced.She talks to Outlook about the tougher challenges ahead...
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Prachi Pinglay-Plumber
  • The Idea ­And Its Mutant
    Left Idealism
    The Idea ­And Its Mutant
    Not tainted ‘opportunism’ but conscience subjugated by ideology is what stands between idealism and the Leftist. Choosing empathy over polemic may turn the tide, leading to reconciliation instead of the familiar spiralling of crimes and suffering.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Dilip Simeon
  • Fenced By The Thread
    Casteism
    Fenced By The Thread
    Early 20th century saw several social reform movements in Kerala succeeding in varied degrees. Yet an undercurrent of casteism persists today to the benefit of politicians.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | P. Vijaya Kumar
  • Recto Spective
    Sangh Parivar
    Recto Spective
    For great political victories, idealism is a precondition. The ­outstanding success of the BJP and the Sangh ­parivar shows how true it is even in this era of practical politics.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Dr R. Balashankar
  • Malappuram Isn’t Mini Kashmir
    Malabar Moral
    Malappuram Isn’t Mini Kashmir
    Kerala Muslims have largely followed the path of peace—it’s been one century free of violence. Of late, extremism is rearing its head, but the literate state still has the antibodies.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Shajahan Madampat
  • Towards A Strategic Vacuum
    One World
    Towards A Strategic Vacuum
    Broadminded global politics did find proponents in the Indian subcontinent early last century. The country today is embracing hardline positions.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Manu Bhagavan
  • Desire And The Gospel Of Dream
    The Perfect Plot
    Desire And The Gospel Of Dream
    Cinema, the site of endless possibility. Could there have been a better place to create our ­utopias? The ‘independence’ generation tried, then decades of the ‘nation-state’ experience brought in fatigue. Now the landscape is barren, selfish, but flowers bloom in corners.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | C.S. Venkiteswaran
  • The Positive Power Of Despair
    Hope Springs
    The Positive Power Of Despair
    A school for kids of remote Himalayan villages. A school for Bhil-Bhilala children in the Vindhyas. People chasing dreams, despite the despair. No, idealism isn’t dead.
    Aug 10, 2017
    | Natasha Badhwar
  • Between Motives And Motifs
    New Brushes
    Between Motives And Motifs
    Indian art issued forth from a deep need to establish an ideal aesthetic. Market forces have hewn off the two, but a vanguard still explores the frontiers.
    Aug 11, 2017
    | Stuti Agarwal
  • From Olympus To The Arena
    The Fall
    From Olympus To The Arena
    Simulated to exhibit the best in the human ­spirit, sport was the site of ideal competition. Now, ­individual glory is the one rule of the games.
    Aug 11, 2017
    | Pradeep Magazine
  • How Caged Birds Sing
    Decisive Moments
    How Caged Birds Sing
    Holding fast to their beliefs, gaols didn’t daunt, death nor defamation deterred them. We recall them thus.
    Aug 11, 2017
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  • 15 August, 1947 Diary
    Last Page
    15 August, 1947 Diary
    As India celebrate the 70th Independence Day, an excerpt from Krishna Sobti's recollections of the first I- Day celebrations in the capital-- “Goron apne gharon ko lauto/ab yeh desh hamara hai, ab yeh raaj hamara hai"
    Aug 11, 2017
    | Krishna Sobti
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