COVER STORY
Swadeshi Whispers Too
Resentment at the reforms grows within the Sangh outfits
Outlook Magazine - 21 February 2000
"Import Of Food, Or Of Unemployment?"
Prof M.S. Swaminathan, architect of the Green Revolution, says India has compromised its food security by acceding to the WTO. The poor farmer faces a wipeout, he stresses
"Farmers Might Have To Sell Their Milch Cows"
Dr Verghese Kurien was the man responsible for Operation Flood, which helped India achieve a high level of self-sufficiency in milk production. He answered Outlook's queries on the possible impact of milk imports.
The Trade Locusts
Indian agriculture faces a bleak future. Free imports, beginning April 1, may choke farmers.
Indian Horse At English Derby
Ram Gidoomal, a wildcard entrant in London’s mayoral polls this May, is finding all equations going his way
Kaho Na Star Hai
Success has come easily to him, but Hrithik Roshan isn’t about to let it go to his head
No Absolute Freedom
The right to expression also involves the right to take a stand against the view propounded
"Import Of Food, Or Of Unemployment?"
Prof M.S. Swaminathan, architect of the Green Revolution, says India has compromised its food security by acceding to the WTO. The poor farmer faces a wipeout, he stresses
"Farmers Might Have To Sell Their Milch Cows"
Dr Verghese Kurien was the man responsible for Operation Flood, which helped India achieve a high level of self-sufficiency in milk production. He answered Outlook's queries on the possible impact of milk imports.
The Trade Locusts
Indian agriculture faces a bleak future. Free imports, beginning April 1, may choke farmers.
Indian Horse At English Derby
Ram Gidoomal, a wildcard entrant in London’s mayoral polls this May, is finding all equations going his way
Gladys Staines
Graham Staines' widow onher book, 'Burnt Alive' and the value of forgiveness
Supermarket Of Love
Leap year or not, courtship laws will be the same this Valentine’s
Kaho Na Star Hai
Success has come easily to him, but Hrithik Roshan isn’t about to let it go to his head
A Strange Kind Of Hindu
The attacks on the film and its maker is an attack on the rule of law itself
No Absolute Freedom
The right to expression also involves the right to take a stand against the view propounded
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Scalpel Of Hope
Surgeons use novel method to halt Parkinson’s progress
Boomerang Invective
Rane’s innuendo against Bhujbal could find him in a legal wrangle
Fighting A Fake Battle
Recent hauls of counterfeit currency show that the proxy war has taken a new turn
'I Am Not Open To Humiliation'
'I am a Congressman at heart but every person has some self-respect,' says the angry middle aged star as he vents his grievances against the Congress president
"Valuing A Dotcom Is An Art"
R. Sukumar, fund manager of Kothari Pioneer's recently launched Internet Opportunities Fund, a mutual fund that will invest only in Internet-related businesses, spoke to A.S. Panneerselvan on how to value a virtual company in real terms. Excerpts:
What's The Big Idea?
Assets and liabilities are Greek to the dotcom business. Just bet on NASDAQ's favourite horse.
India's Top Websites
Why do we like our websites? A valuation. Also, an Outlook-MDRA poll on top websites
Language Instinct
Market puts English above Tamil in its own state
The Road To Dusty Death
The Heroin Route begins from Afghanistan and Pakistan and through the border leads to Mumbai, Colombo and Dhaka
Home Truth: Life Is A Pitch
The Proteas are coming. And the home team looks to spin - and pitch - doctors for refuge.
This Is No Water Under The Bridge
What its detractors purport as truths about ‘Water’ are seen as distortions by its scriptwriter
"There’s Nothing Objectionable In The Script"
Veer Bhadra Mishra, mahant of the Sankat Mochan temple in Varanasi, is based in Assi ghat where the shooting of Water was to take place. His efforts to clean the Ganga have also won him international recognition. He spoke to Sutapa Mukerjee and said
Ethical Cleansing
For a right wing that revels in the politics of identity, Deepa Mehta’s film is the water of life itself
Bull's Eye
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the world's most competentinvestigative agency. It has a perfect track record. It has proved every accused ...
Word Power On A Leash
A history trapped in polemic
Transitional Prose
Some luminous moments, much tedium, and lots of Calcutta
‘His Violence Wasn't Just About Killing’
Kuldip Nayar, eminent journalist and Rajya Sabha member, spoke to Outlook about his latest book that’ll be formally released by the PM on the 25th. Excerpts
Death Of An Anarchist
In his new book on Bhagat Singh, Kuldip Nayar examines the revolutionary's legacy
Once There Was A Lion
The RJD may benefit marginally from the NDA’s infighting, but the end seems nigh for Laloo’s raj
Under Dynastic Control
With help from the BJP, Chautala seeks to perpetuate family rule
Wake Of The Flood
Despite dissent, the BJD-BJP alliance seems set to sweep out the Congress from power