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A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Poet, Politician, And Orator

On Atal Behari Vajpayee’s first death anniversary, Outlook recounts how his charming sobriety and inclusivity seduced both colleagues and the prickly opposition into the warmth of comfort.

Aug 17, 2018

| Bhavna Vij-Aurora
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

‘Atalji Never Said Anything Derogatory About Anyone’ | By Murli Manohar Joshi

Atal Behari Vajpayee never imposed his views but believed in democratic methods. That’s why he could carry a large number of people with him, writes Murli Manohar Joshi.

Aug 17, 2018

| Murli Manohar Joshi
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

All Doors In Kashmir Opened...Because Of Him | Yashwant Sinha On Vajpayee

It is a great, great pity that Atal Behari Vajpayee is no more and equally sorrowful that the gains he helped make in Kashmir have been squandered, writes Yashwant Sinha.

Aug 17, 2018

| Yashwant Sinha
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

‘Yeh Bihari Babu Hain Toh Main Bhi Atal Bihari Hoon’

It is a matter of immense pride that I was part of the Atal cabinet. He used to give so much respect, honour and space to his colleagues in the ministry, writes Shatrughan Sinha.

Aug 17, 2018

| Shatrughan Sinha
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

‘Atalji Suggested We Be Ready For The Police’ | Excerpt from L.K. Advani's Book

L.K. Advani, then president of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, was arrested and imprisoned during the Emergency for nineteen months. For a brief period, his fellow prisoner in Bangalore was Atal Behari Vajpayee.

Aug 17, 2018

| L.K. Advani
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

Vajpayee Was The Right Man In The Wrong Party | By D. Raja

Atal Behari Vajpayee, a founder of the BJP, was a rightist by ideology, but at the same time, as a parliamentarian, minister and prime minister, he never stopped interacting with others, writes D. Raja.

Aug 17, 2018

| D. Raja
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

I Called Vajpayee ‘Face of BJP’, Media Made It ‘Mukhota’

RSS ideologue K.N Govindacharya spoke to Outlook on Atal Behari Vajpayee's demise. He says, "Vajpayee and I have shared a father-son relationship."

Aug 17, 2018

| K.N. Govindacharya
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

Vajpayee: Statesman In Peace And In War | By Gen (Retd) V.P. Malik

His friendly efforts with Pakistan turned sour very quickly with Kargil, but Vajpayee remained balanced and decisive in both situations

Aug 17, 2018

| General V.P. Malik
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

Vajpayee: Politician Par Excellence | By A.S.Dulat

If anyone could resolve the Kashmir imbroglio and mend relations with Pakistan, it was Atal Behari Vajpayee, writes A.S. Dulat

Aug 17, 2018

| Amarjit Singh Dulat
A.B. Vajpayee Tribute

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Rare Photos Of BJP Stalwart

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee died on August 16, 2018. He breathed his last at AIIMS hospital in Delhi where he was being treated for various ailments. He was the first non-Congress PM to complete full term in office. He served as the PM for 13 days in 1996, 13 months in 1998. Finally, the NDA with Vajpayee as PM returned to power in 1999 and was voted out in 2004. We bring to you rare photos of one of India’s tallest politicians.

Aug 17, 2018

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Horror Homes

Rape, Drugs, Assault: The Rot In Shelter Homes Goes Far Beyond

The Muzaffarpur and Deoria revelations outraged people’s conscience, but the rot in shelter homes goes far beyond. The failure is pervasive and systemic.

Aug 17, 2018

| Ushinor Majumdar
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Interview

We’ll Go Back To Barracks Once Things Stabilise: Lt Gen A.K. Bhatt

In an exclusive interview to Outlook, Lt Gen Bhatt speaks on a range of issues related to insurgency—from Pakistan’s proxy war, increasing number of Kashmiri youth being lured to militancy and on the need for the controversial AFSPA in the Valley.

Aug 16, 2018

| Naseer Ganai
Placebo Effect

Security Smokescreen

A heavier wallet to splurge at the cost of social security may prove costly to workers

Aug 16, 2018

| Lola Nayar
Desert Storm

The Growing Troubles Of AAP Punjab

The Aam Aadmi Party is now falling apart in Punjab amid internal contradictions.

Aug 16, 2018

| G.P. Singh
Helping Hand

Man On A Lifeboat

Hapless workers in the Gulf have a guardian angel for bad times

Aug 16, 2018

| M.S. Shanker
Past Forward

Tipu Of A Thousand Rockets

Mysore rockets found in a Shimoga farm pique interest in the 18th-century innovation

Aug 17, 2018

| Ajay Sukumaran

New Innings

Swing On The Silk Route

Imran Khan has to fix a faltering economy. Drawing India within the ambit of the CPEC might be a good start.

Aug 16, 2018

| Pranay Sharma

Photo Essay

Sanctuary Makers

The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation near Kaziranga in Assam is the guardian angel for animals and birds in peril, especially during floods

Aug 16, 2018

| Anupam Bordoloi

Old Games

A Daughter’s Journey To Tell Her Olympic Hockey Gold-Winning Father’s Story

Given the obstacles lined up against her, no one knows when Bani Singh’s documentary would see the light of day. Instead of the raw emotions—and the jagged backcloth here—that propel players towards achievements, will India have to stay content with another fictionalised, unsatisfactorily executed Bollywood period drama?

Aug 16, 2018

| K.S. Dakshina Murthy

V.S. Naipaul 1932-2018

V.S. Naipaul: Bounty Of Barbs

The writer and the man were inextricably intertwined. Both not made for the faint-hearted.

Aug 16, 2018

| Shoma Chaudhury
Books

On The Shelf

Planning to update your bookshelf? Here's a list of books up for grabs.

Aug 16, 2018

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The Insider

Deep Throat

A regular column on the essential buzz

Aug 16, 2018

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Last Page

Paris Diary

A journalist's diary from the streets of Paris.

Aug 16, 2018

| Vrinda Gopinath
In & Around

The Subcontinental Menu

When they were returning to shore on Mumbai-Palghar coastline, fishermen brothers stumbled upon 'sea gold'. And why residents of a village in Rajasthan’s Barmer wanted to get village's name changed. Read all this and much more in The Subcontinental Menu.

Aug 16, 2018

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Review

In The Flesh

In a small town soon after Independence, death and tragedy explodes in a terrain layered with, and circumscribed by, food and stalked by hunger

Aug 16, 2018

| Dev Benegal
Review

On Vermillion Skies

Half a century’s storms buffet lives in south Asia in this simply told, sweeping narrative

Aug 16, 2018

| Anjana Basu
Glitterati

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