COVER STORY
Only this dimly-lit, old-world Park Street eatery has made a success of Chelo kabab in India
Outlook Magazine - 30 March 2009
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The other day I ran into a psephologist. "This general election will be a turning point in India's political history," he said.
The people have spoken, even his PPP is fed up. The beginning of the end for Zardari?
The director general of TERI to lead the newly-established Yale Climate and Energy Institute
The man-animal conflict in the Sunderbans has touched scores of women tragically, leaving Jelepara a village of 'tiger widows'
When an army doctor recently told him to continue with his pleurisy medicine until his 100th birthday, Dubey's quick response was "And after that?"
The chief executive of FICA, which represents player associations of seven of the 10 Test-playing nations is bemused by the IPL's refusal to discuss security arrangements
The new RAW chief takes over at a time when morale is at an all-time low and 'recall' cases are rising by the day
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The other day I ran into a psephologist. "This general election will be a turning point in India's political history," he said.
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The people have spoken, even his PPP is fed up. The beginning of the end for Zardari?
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The director general of TERI to lead the newly-established Yale Climate and Energy Institute
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The man-animal conflict in the Sunderbans has touched scores of women tragically, leaving Jelepara a village of 'tiger widows'
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When an army doctor recently told him to continue with his pleurisy medicine until his 100th birthday, Dubey's quick response was "And after that?"
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The chief executive of FICA, which represents player associations of seven of the 10 Test-playing nations is bemused by the IPL's refusal to discuss security arrangements
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Singur mourns as Tatas prepare to roll out the Nano amid fanfare
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The EC gets disabled-friendly for the polls
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The new RAW chief takes over at a time when morale is at an all-time low and 'recall' cases are rising by the day
OTHER STORIES
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To that extent, India is happy—reservedly so
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Pakistanis have marched a government onto the right path. Can the movement sustain steam?
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The people's car that raised the aspirations of the common man is out. Will you buy it?
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Makes for smooth and unfussy story-telling. In fact, it tells several stories in one film; all of them taking place a month after the Gujarat riots of '02
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Project Mumbai Metro hits the brakes
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Kerala's ruling Left falls foul of the Church
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Striking lawyers let clients learn how to do it
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Looming deflation, bad policies hobble chances of a fast recovery
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Brahmins are fashioning new political rhetoric from old stereotypes
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Of course, not all of India's Chanakyas are Brahmins, even though the community clearly provides the biggest talent pool for political advisors.
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A smart spokesperson, does his master's homework too
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First Laloo, then Nitish, back to Laloo and now with Nitish
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When she does seek an alternative opinion, the puratchi thalaivi turns to <i>Thuglak</i> editor
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Helped build the PM's tough image on the Indo-US nuclear deal
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The external affairs minister is the party's chief troubleshooter and a crafty draftsman of statements. The latter is coordinator for Lok Sabha election-related affairs and the Congress president's English speechwriter.
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The party has no key strategist. But when it needs a negotiator, Yechury's their man. His past UF experience and people skills come in handy.
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Cracked Digvijay Singh's Mr Invincible image; stormed Laloo's bastion and steered BJP to its first electoral win in the south, in Karnataka
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L.K. Advani may have been the deputy PM, but Brajesh Mishra, it was said, wielded more power. He was principal secretary, NSA, special envoy.
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Some say it was Naveen's mother, Gyan, who asked Pyarimohan to help; others say he offered it himself. All said, it's been a good partnership.
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Turned the Congress Brahmin-Muslim-Dalit formula on its head, bringing BSP to power and returning UP to single-party rule after more than 20 years
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Every party has one: a Brahmin drafting canny political strategy
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A multiplicity of controls leave higher education orphaned
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Why harp on Varun's lineage when he has abandoned its ideals?
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Official India must accept the Dalai Lama's relevance as a moral force
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A peep at life and art in a strife-torn state across the border
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Recession ensures that only popular Indian books rather than literary ones by lesser-known writers would get the advances...
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Hariharan finally seems to have found the exact tone and language that she is at home in: spartan, elegant and nuanced
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Congress politics wore Madhavrao down towards the end
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Scarcely has the BJP papered over one crisis that another one threatens to explode
