COVER STORY
Outlook Magazine - 20 March 2006
Every Hearth A Savoy
The tourism ministry is spending Rs 50 lakh each to spruce up rural hotspots. Kullu residents are gung-ho about it.
Justine Hardy
Journalist, documentary filmmaker on her debut novel, <i>The Wonder House, set</i> in troubled Kashmir
Vaiko's Vote-Face
She banished him for 19 months under POTA. Yet, Vaiko ditches the DMK for Amma. <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=13 target=_blank> Updates</a>
The Rupee Incognito
The FM's pleased with his cash withdrawal tax even if it hasn't netted many
Every Hearth A Savoy
The tourism ministry is spending Rs 50 lakh each to spruce up rural hotspots. Kullu residents are gung-ho about it.
Justine Hardy
Journalist, documentary filmmaker on her debut novel, <i>The Wonder House, set</i> in troubled Kashmir
Vaiko's Vote-Face
She banished him for 19 months under POTA. Yet, Vaiko ditches the DMK for Amma. <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=13 target=_blank> Updates</a>
OTHER OUTLOOK MAGAZINE STORIES
Newsbag
How did the wagon burn?; One woman, one post; Dammed tender; She's got jail; What's ur handicap?
P.O. Box: D-Street
Lured by the stockmarket, the department of posts directs insurance funds its way. Foul, cries the Left.
Sadde Spin, It's Coming In To You
A fond family and a throng of proud Sikh relatives are thrilled to have one of their own in the England cricket team
To Pak, A Punch
Pakistan felt like the lesser mortal vis-a-vis the hugely successful India leg of the US president's Asia tour
We Serve Fudge
Rs 5,100 crore in foreign funds. The home ministry clamps down on errant NGOs.
Twice Upon A Page In Kannada
Friends who save every bit for their little magazines just to keep their cultural dream alive
His Poise Son
Is CM Kumaraswamy taking on his father Deve Gowda? Or is it all just an act?
The Deal Spiel
Having clinched it, Bush is busy ensuring the Indo-US N-deal is cleared back home <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=4 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Walk The Line
The many fervent cinematic moments do not rise above the ordinary, they do not touch you profoundly.
Sneeze...Ah, God Bless You
In the interiors of Tamil Nadu, these freak swamis are a phenomenon in themselves
Show A Candle To Law
Public anger in the Jessica case forces a review of law <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=35 target=_blank> Updates</a>
They Walk The Line
For a nation with the third largest Muslim population, we need to do more
If You Knew Me By Now...
Isn't the Indian Muslim's right to protest valid? Why then a silent admonishment?
On A Rut Yatra
Advani plans another rath yatra against 'minorityism'. Even partymen are unconvinced.
Warp And Weft Of Harmony
The Benarasi sari ties the Hindus and Muslims of the town together in a glorious pattern
A Time-Bomb In Eternal City
The temple town is torn by bomb lasts. Right now, a communal flare-up is under check. But as politicians hover for prey, can it be kept that way? <a href=pti_coverage.asp?gid=50 target=_blank> Updates</a>
Bull's Eye
Mainline media and think-tanks of the West were exposed during the Iraq war. How surprising, then, that the same Establishment poodles now attack the US-India nuclear deal.
The Age OfDeception
Be forewarned. The nectar that promises to reverse ageing can have adverse effects.
Bibliofile
Glossy sex ki kitabs with blank-faced couples in impossible positions, and the text as titillating as a car manual, it is ancient, yes, but erotic? And, oh, did Indira Gandhi really have a nose job done?
A Horror Album
This book is not for the faint-hearted. If you insist, prepare yourself for rape, murder, and incest—of girls and women between the ages of 10 and 75.
The Buddha Of Dystopia
A call for some critical inquiry into the CPI(M)'s technologies of rule in Bengal
Chip It Here, Chisel It There
The duty cut norms have small car firms scurrying for model alterations
Smaller Is Beautifuller
Their sales were anyway soaring. Now there'll be more small cars—and officially so.
Cash Down, But The Paint's Still Wet
A Bikash Bhattacharjee fake, record prices...Neville Tuli-organised auctions have it all
White Shadows
A rare Amrita Sher-Gil study of rural women is sold for a record Rs 6.9 crore
