COVER STORY
A Rs 100-crore memorial in Lucknow prompts a CAG inquiry
Outlook Magazine - 2 July 1997
Harassment and casteist charges fly thick and fast as the Mayawati-Mulayam rivalry intensifies
After a difficult climb, K.R. Narayanan is the consensus candidate for India's next president
After grooming a whole generation of theatre actors, Barry John sets up a formal acting school
Harassment and casteist charges fly thick and fast as the Mayawati-Mulayam rivalry intensifies
Usha Narayanan is more than just a companion to a statesman
Narayanan has sacrificed nothing for his people, says his nephew
After a difficult climb, K.R. Narayanan is the consensus candidate for India's next president
Bullets trains, branding, onboard phones: the Railways plan a bold new strategy
After grooming a whole generation of theatre actors, Barry John sets up a formal acting school
Design students reinvent the wheel and other aids for India
OTHER STORIES
Sebastiao Salgado, the world-renowned Brazilian photographer, describes himself as a 'militant journalist', seeking to transcend the mere documentary nature of his art. In 1994, he started a global project on migration. Here, "the last apostle o
With the company's collapse imminent, one in every 20 Indians faces financial reversal
It is economic progress that makes sovereign people independent. By thwarting development, insurgency actually accentuates dependency. Peace is the springboard for a quantum jump.
It's time municipal Neros all over India dropped the fiddle.
It's The New Yorker's turn to celebrate subcontinental writing
If the effectivenes of a delegation can be judged by the seiority of its participats, then this was surely one of the most serious team sent outof India to woo US investors.
Pakistan wonders whether the Indian PM is being kept in the dark
Pakistan is sceptical that Indian emissary Salman Haider will help alleviate tensions
Euro might simplify trade but EU's rigid laws are a deterrent
France and Germany's patchup keeps the Euro on target but rifts persist on key issues
Sharad Yadav, who is taking on Laloo for the post 410 president, now shows innocuous concern for the harassed Bihar chiefminister. The parry believes Loloo's troubles are its own, he told Outlook. This after he demanded Laloo's ouster. Excerpts:
Most Janta Dal leaders, including Gujral, are reluctant to come out in the open against Laloo
With the 'Laloo cut' still in vogue, his votebank is almost intact
Laloo Prasad Yadav fights the toughest battle in his political career today. Hounded by the CBI, Opposition and his own party, he spends sleepless hours with supporters from all over Bihar. In between, lawyers advise him on courtroom battles. He spok
With prosecution imminent, Bihar's chief minister vows to fight till the end, even if it means splitting the Janta Dal
Several of the 602 rajas, nawabs and other rulers seek independence after the British withdrawal; Congress stems the move to 'balkanise' the country
Reliance heads the crop of MAT defaulters gobbling up crores
Should a millenia-old crater be developed for tourism or stay cocooned in safe anonymity?
An insightful and well-meaning book, marred by poor editing
India joins a new trade bloc to boost its economic growth
Mahanta adopts aggressive tactics to rein in ULFA
Buffeted by frequent army raids and a funds crunch, the rebel outfit plans to 'tax' the people