COVER STORY
Songs Of Come-Hither Love
Naina Devi’s personal journey across varied elite strata makes for a great story. So is her early talent as a thumri singer, its cessation, and its later continuation.
Outlook Magazine - 25 December 2017
Fearless Nadia, The Yazidi
Nadia Murad was a Yazidi peasant girl in a small village called Kochu in northern Iraq. The ISIS attacked her village, killed almost all the men, including her six brothers, and took the women as sex slaves. Excerpt from Murad’s horrific, and courageous, memoir, <em>The Last Girl</em>.
Kathmandu Diary
What does India's interfence in domestic politics mean for Nepal? A lot, writes Kanak Mani Dixit
From Cradle To Saddle
As Rahul takes over from his mother, the 132-year-old Congress seems to need the dynasty more than the dynasty needs it
Two Elections
The Gujarat polls proved conclusively that identity politics survives decades of single-party rule and developmental diversions.
Time To Cross The Bridge
Immigrants issue will lay a new path, but bilateral ties cannot afford to tilt
The Subcontinental Menu
Why has the RJD chief turned vegetarian? What does it take to get a selfie with elephant? Read all the juicy gossip...
Hot Poll Head Snubs
Hostile speeches and abusive remarks, it is now pervasively believed, can make or break electoral verdicts. Whenever rival politicians indulge in a war of words, the public avidly tallies who ‘won’ or ‘lost’ each round.
Fearless Nadia, The Yazidi
Nadia Murad was a Yazidi peasant girl in a small village called Kochu in northern Iraq. The ISIS attacked her village, killed almost all the men, including her six brothers, and took the women as sex slaves. Excerpt from Murad’s horrific, and courageous, memoir, <em>The Last Girl</em>.
Kathmandu Diary
What does India's interfence in domestic politics mean for Nepal? A lot, writes Kanak Mani Dixit
Deep Throat
A regular column on the essential buzz
Dark Web Nightmares
Weak in attack and defence, India walks blind down an unseen war
From Cradle To Saddle
As Rahul takes over from his mother, the 132-year-old Congress seems to need the dynasty more than the dynasty needs it
Two Elections
The Gujarat polls proved conclusively that identity politics survives decades of single-party rule and developmental diversions.
Time To Cross The Bridge
Immigrants issue will lay a new path, but bilateral ties cannot afford to tilt
The Subcontinental Menu
Why has the RJD chief turned vegetarian? What does it take to get a selfie with elephant? Read all the juicy gossip...
Hot Poll Head Snubs
Hostile speeches and abusive remarks, it is now pervasively believed, can make or break electoral verdicts. Whenever rival politicians indulge in a war of words, the public avidly tallies who ‘won’ or ‘lost’ each round.
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
In A Migratory State
In a district cursed by economic barrenness, men like Mohammad Afrazul have to offer their labour elsewhere, despite discomfort or danger
A City Coveted, Contested
It is a town that has been fought over 16 times in its history, destroyed twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times and captured and recaptured 44 times
Jerusalem: The Judeo-Christian Project
The ancient stones of Jerusalem have seen flux for 3,500 years, in tandem with shifting ties amongst Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Trump’s loud call is just another turn.
Coaching In A Package
Modern cricket’s rigours spawn customised coaching, with exclusive focus on individuals
The Immigrants And The Islamists
A brief history of radicalisation in the north-eastern state
Hand-Choppers Of Kerala
The PFI in Assam tries to put up an urbane, political face
Game, Set, Winning Match
Online gaming could be mainstream entertainment in future, but teething troubles remain
Legacy Docs And Link Docs
It’s a mammoth, intricate job getting done to decide who all are in, who all out
Good Deed That Paid Off
Actress Nayanthara takes professional risks. The latest makes her a big hit in Tamil.
Sorting The Ethnic Mess
The imminent release of the National Register of Citizens’ first update since 1951 in Assam has sparked fears of extremism, with radical Islamists waiting in the wings
The Doctor’s Swansong
With the PDP silent on its ‘self-rule’ agenda, NC’s Farooq Abdullah goes all out for autonomy in J&K
