COVER STORY
Ruskin Bond
After over half a century of writing, the reclusive children’s writer now finds himself a literary celebrity. He will launch a clutch of new books this week.
Outlook Magazine - 17 January 2005
Newsbag
What's your poison?; The politics of sugar; Bye, bye ogre eye; Southern discomfort; To build the manuscripts, leaf by leaf
All The Boss' Men
These are the men Mukesh Ambani trusts more than Anil<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=249 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Newsbag
What's your poison?; The politics of sugar; Bye, bye ogre eye; Southern discomfort; To build the manuscripts, leaf by leaf
All The Boss' Men
These are the men Mukesh Ambani trusts more than Anil<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=249 target=_blank> Updates</a>
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Worth The Mani
JN will be a hard man to replace, but possiblesuccessor MK is a good bet
Quiet Goes The Don
As PM, his silences were pregnant. In his last years too, he suffered ignominy in quietude.
Hope In A Bamboo Basket
The disabled in rural areas are hardly a blip on our conscience. Here's an effort in that direction.
The Survivors
After the tsunami overturned their lives and living on the morning after Christmas, the survivors return to the even larger trauma of picking up the pieces.
Just Ridin' The Surf
American Empire vs a Commonwealth of Nations. The struggle goes on.
Sting In The Tail
As the junior pontiff comes in the ring of suspicion, the math's future is in turmoil<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=13 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Late, Once Again
The quake beat us in '01. This time a disaster policy was just on the anvil.
How You Can Help
Do you want to help survivors and don't know how? You could make a difference with funds, non-perishable ration, medicines, blankets, utensils and shelter material, offering medical assistance and volunteering in the camps. Information on missing p
Where Do I Begin?
Vaishna Roy, Features Editor, <i>Outlook Money</i>, is one of the many volunteers helping out at Nagapattinam. This is a first-person account of her experience.
No Smooth Sale
Fortunately, two weeks later, it seems that the Indian economy will ride out the tsunami effect. A detailed assessment of what'll happen in two areas—tourism and marine exports.
The Naked Coast
The rape of CRZ norms is what exposed us. Will the Centre now kill CRZ altogether?
Raincoat
Coming from Rituparno, a supposed specialist in handling delicate human relationships, it is a huge disappointment.
Dying Everyday
Fear, anger are normal victim reactions. It's mass depression that's scaring workers.
A Hundred Ground Zeroes
With major portions of the country lying in high-risk seismic faultlines, India blissfully ignores potential catastrophes
Details
World's Favourite Animals, Vivek Oberoi and Dialarhoea
Stealing Crumbs
In worst-hit Aceh, already issues of ethnicity and aid being siphoned off take ground
DAE: Slow Reactors To Impending Doom?
Even with several nuclear reactors on coastal sites, the DAE seemed oblivious to seismic threat. The tsunami hopefully will wake them up.
A People Still At Sea
Money, housing, relief material, tools of trade... governments and civil society pitch in torehabilitate the tsunami-hit fisherman. But can they give him back life as he knew it?
Bull's Eye
2005 may alter the world. Two trends suggest this. First, America's isolation continues unabated. Secondly, a genuine war against terrorism may replace ...
Bibliofile
Salman Rushdie and Vikram Seth release their latest works this autumn, Arundhati Roy comes out with yet another compendium of essays in March.
Daddyji's Dalliance
Despite a lot of padding, the story holds the reader's interest because it is a true portrayal of how a Hindu middle-class family managed to hold together.
Manilal s/o Mohandas
No judging of Gandhi here, just a balanced perspective on a father-son relationship
Facts And Figures
How it happened, the toll, Indian assistance to other countries, relief material movement, medical teams deployed, assistance from states, aircrafts in use.
In Quest Of The Forgotten
Were the Shompen tribesmen washed away? The question still haunts the authorities as the hunt goes on.
Little Men, Big Water
Can life ever limp back to normalcy when nature unleashes such fury? We can only try.<a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=243 target=_blank> Updates</a>
