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Outlook Editor Vinod Mehta (R) arrives to appear before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee in connection with the 2G scam probe, in New Delhi.

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On Her Virgin Lips...

Reading a wise novella by an old master in the light of #MeToo

Nov 02, 2018

| Manu Joseph
We Asked Them For Stories

You will, woncha? By mid-October? While the goddess is straw still?.... Oh, but to count the bellows of the beast!

Nov 02, 2015

| Shashi Tharoor Kavery Nambisan Manjula Padmanabhan Amit Chaudhuri Advaita Kala Ruskin Bond C.P. Surendran Vijay Nambisan Amitabha Bagchi Anita Nair N.S. Madhavan Kishwar Desai Jeet Thayil Manu Joseph Raj Kamal Jha Shovon Chowdhury David Davidar Janice Pariat Amish Tripathi Saikat Majumdar
Why Do They Say That Modi Hates Nehru?

Why indeed, for hate is intensely personal. Nehru’s new republic, with its measly material portions, provided the propulsive agents that made him.

Nov 17, 2014

| Manu Joseph
What The Elevator Saw

What the CCTV cameras saw when the Tehelka editor walked in and out of the elevator with a Young Woman in a Goa resort last November

Apr 07, 2014

| Manu Joseph
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Nov 04, 2013

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What If Reservations Had Come To An End In 1960?

It would have brought about a disaster. Dalit representation in Indian politics would have been non-existent.

Aug 23, 2004

| Manu Joseph
What If 'Hum Do, Hamare Do' Had Worked?

For starters, the population of India today, based on crude birth and death rates, would have been 610 million. But, them, Sachin Tendulkar would not have happened...

Aug 23, 2004

| Manu Joseph
What If Ambedkar Had Converted Earlier?

It would've accentuated India's very real internal social turmoil and to some extent robbed the freedom struggle of its powerful coherence...

Aug 23, 2004

| Manu Joseph
Om Puri

On being awarded the Order of the British Empire (obe) for his contribution to British cinema.

Aug 09, 2004

| Manu Joseph
Hot Under The Collar, Mr Goon?

Aug 02, 2004

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"After Light Comes Darkness, And..."

I met Khan in a farm house on the outskirts of Bombay. He was bare-chested and cutting his nails with a big knife.

May 06, 2015

| Manu Joseph
'I Did Believe We Had A Chance'

The Indian captain defends his decision to bowl first but admits that it was 'generally a poor bowling performance' and that even chasing 300 runs was possible but 360 was a bit too much.

Mar 23, 2003

| Manu Joseph
Nevermind, Saurav

History is always written by the victorious. But that doesn't mean it's true. There is so much else to remember when you look back on World Cup 2003. And screw history as written by the victorious.

Mar 23, 2003

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"We Are Not Here To Watch Cricket"

As the Indians come down from the narrow stairs on Thursday, they will know that a billion people back home will never forgive them if they don't win. The Kenyans, on the other hand, as their coach says smugly, 'have nothing to lose'.

Mar 18, 2003

| Manu Joseph
'The Idea Is To Just Enjoy The Game'

It doesn't really matter if it's Australia or India that they play. They both look equally tough, says the Kenyan captain.

Mar 18, 2003

| Manu Joseph
If Not Now, Then When?

Aren't we ready to face the Aussies? The Indian captain publicly admits he would much rather play the Sri Lankans -- despite seven straight wins! Spiritless Australia phobia or what? What's in a metal cup when some other team is still considered the

Mar 14, 2003

| Manu Joseph
The Great Indian Huddle Trick

It didn't rain, it poured -- but not the kind the Sri Lankans would have wished -- runs from Indian top 3, first, and then Lankan wickets, as Team India strode into the Semis with a comprehensive 183 run victory.
Mar 10, 2003

| Manu Joseph
The Sixth Match Syndrome...

... is a condition by which India will win a particular number of matches in a row and then lose the next one no matter which country it plays because it has to respond to its natural instinct to be inconsistent.

Feb 04, 2003

| Manu Joseph
One Day Won Nite

The 10 greatest one-day matches of all time featuring India by Outlook's think-tank.

Feb 04, 2003

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Mumbai: The Next Generation

It's not an easy choice when half your life is over, but then you think about the kids...

Jan 11, 2003

| Manu Joseph