COVER STORY
1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Victory To The Mob | By Khushwant Singh
The Nanavati report is utter garbage. All the killers are roaming freely.
Outlook Magazine - 22 August 2005
The Rani Of The Nagas
Described thus by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1937; given a <i>tamrapatra</i> as a freedom fighter in 1972; awarded a Padma Bhushan in 1981; honoured with a stamp in her memory in 1994. Who's she?
Wake Up, Smell The Coffee
He said, she said. From Karan Thapar to Suhel Seth via Brinda Karat, Navjot Singh Sidhu to Vidya Balan, Gurucharan Das, Farhan Akhtar and many others offer their takes.
Lone Path To Fulfilment
These are the people who redefine the notion of freedom by stepping out of the trap of I, me, myself and reach out to make a difference to the people
India, Non-Non-Aligned
An old anti-colonialist distils his impressions of the 'little India' in his head, the real India he met and the future India he hopes to see
Time Hunter
The gift of choice has given us much progress, but we also have to take onus for our failures
Familiar Yet Strange
Raise the tricolour, stand up for the anthem and then go for that latte. Is this what Independence means for today's generation? Here's a reality check.
The Rani Of The Nagas
Described thus by Jawaharlal Nehru in 1937; given a <i>tamrapatra</i> as a freedom fighter in 1972; awarded a Padma Bhushan in 1981; honoured with a stamp in her memory in 1994. Who's she?
Wake Up, Smell The Coffee
He said, she said. From Karan Thapar to Suhel Seth via Brinda Karat, Navjot Singh Sidhu to Vidya Balan, Gurucharan Das, Farhan Akhtar and many others offer their takes.
Lone Path To Fulfilment
These are the people who redefine the notion of freedom by stepping out of the trap of I, me, myself and reach out to make a difference to the people
India, Non-Non-Aligned
An old anti-colonialist distils his impressions of the 'little India' in his head, the real India he met and the future India he hopes to see
Time Hunter
The gift of choice has given us much progress, but we also have to take onus for our failures
Familiar Yet Strange
Raise the tricolour, stand up for the anthem and then go for that latte. Is this what Independence means for today's generation? Here's a reality check.
Cry Babies
The Brits didn't do it, we Indians brought it on ourselves
Connectivity
Bara Bhangal, Himachal Pradesh
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Palakkad, Kerala
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Mumbai, Maharashtra
Health
Damlanaik Gudi Thanda, Karnataka
Untouchability
Phulwari, Bihar
Infrastructure
Shahkot, Punjab
Stuck At The Midnight Hour
Independence—as an idea, a state of being, lived reality—means nothing to the majority in India. The majority that does not ask for or get anything in return.
We, The Schizoid...
The stark contrasts of Bombay are, in a sense, a metaphor for all of India. A concentrated spectacle of absolute deprivation and its absolute opposite.
'If Bush Is So Acceptable To Manmohan And The Congress, Why Lose Sleep Over Modi
The world is a small place. At least it is to the Booker-winning author. She talks on, perhaps, every defining topic of our times.
Rain
India vs Pakistan. Far beyond cricket or Kashmir, the rivalry stretches even to the field of meteorology. The battle scene at an international conference.
Homeland Project
Akhand Bharat is passe. Partition is over and done with. Now three sovereign nation-states must realise that inter-dependence means a better future.
'Our Intellectuals Are Not Moved By Recent History'
Unbelievable as it may seem, the first film on Partition was made by a South Indian. The man talks on <i>Garam Hawa</i>.
They Too Wrote Our History
They were not Partition's arbiters, but lesser known figures left to grapple with its aftermath. Most remained its helpless victims, others fell to villainy.
Edge Of Reason
Not just Hindu raj, Ambedkar opposed every argument for Partition as well
Cede, Then Retrieve
It falters initially, but then plays a sober hand on the Nanavati report shocker
Allure Of The Demonic
Hate has become respectable now. But Savarkar and Jinnah had understood this maxim long ago.
Letting Go Of The Past
What is it about our historical icons that it becomes incumbent to deify or vilify them? Why not accept them for what they are, reclaim a common heritage?
Cyril Radcliffe
A poem on the man who drew the lines.
The Ides Of August
It's been almost 60 years since Partition. Now is a good time to get a clearer understanding of the events that took place and to take responsibility for it.
