Maveli's Palette
After having set up 64 restaurants and 20 bakeries across the globe, M. Mahadevan has created a product closer to his heart...
Bull's Eye
Only a South Asian confederation might ensure survival of present international borders. Otherwise Pakistan could balkanise.
The Tripwire Setters
The BJP banks on a swoosh of an election run in the state. Will these two men's rivalry foul it up?
The Dandi Diaspora
Cause and effect. Indian expertise in civil society problems gives them a global edge.
Barah Aana
On paper, a cracker of a theme—class divide and how 'have-nots' take their revenge. But it fails to deliver and ends up as dull, dreary and deadbeat
Straight
The kind of film you had rather catch on TV, one that would have escaped notice had it not been for the accompanying publicity and promos
'I Fear The Violence Will Occur Again'
Archbishop of Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack, spoke to <i>Outlook </i>on the concerns of the Christian community.
Why Scene Changed In Act II: A Poll-Wary UPA
As terror target and pre-poll pawn, IPL is an obvious choice. It had to be moved.
Match On The Veldt
IPL, our money-spinning totem of cricketing influence, is shipped abroad on a political vessel
A Destructive Dilemma
Varun's speech again brings into focus the BJP's lasting dichotomy: vitriol versus canny pragmatism
Bibliofile
Who other than Chetan Bhagat pays for his publicist? Who's composing slogans in rhyming verse? And a Hachette job...
Fluid Tales
We get sharply etched events, but no underlying fabric of realism. And the two parts of the novel are in different modes
Arbiter At The Gates
A political biography cobbled together from secondary sources explains how Sonia grew into her true calling
The Unseen Annas
Pre-poll illegal expenses touch an all-time high—but voters, candidates are eager votaries
