21 August 2017

Outlook Magazine - 21 August 2017

  • COVER STORY
    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.

    BY Pradeep Magazine 21 August 2017


  • Between Motives And Motifs
    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.

    BY Stuti Agarwal 21 August 2017

    15 August, 1947 Diary
    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"

    BY Krishna Sobti 21 August 2017

    The Idea ­And Its Mutant
    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.

    BY Dilip Simeon 21 August 2017


    ‘It’s A Tough Road To The Manzil’
    ‘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...

    BY Prachi Pinglay-plumber 21 August 2017

    In The Singular: Hum Ek, Hamare Shoonya
    In The Singular: Hum Ek, Hamare Shoonya

    Call it coincidence or civilisational ­acumen, atop mountains of the Indian political landscape sit ‘single’ leaders

    BY Bhavna Vij-aurora 21 August 2017

    God’s Marital Status
    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.

    BY Devdutt Pattanaik 21 August 2017


    Ideals Know No Boundary
    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.

    BY N.r. Narayana Murthy 21 August 2017

    On Parallel, Shining Paths
    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.

    BY Irfan Habib 21 August 2017

    Hibernating Idealism
    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.

    BY Ashis Nandy 21 August 2017


  • 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.

    BY Stuti Agarwal 21 August 2017

  • 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"

    BY Krishna Sobti 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY Dilip Simeon 21 August 2017

  • ‘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...

    BY Prachi Pinglay-plumber 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY Devdutt Pattanaik 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY N.r. Narayana Murthy 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY Irfan Habib 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY Ashis Nandy 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY Natasha Badhwar 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY C.s. Venkiteswaran 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY Shajahan Madampat 21 August 2017

  • 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.

    BY Dr R. Balashankar 21 August 2017

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