Outlook Magazine - October 21, 2019

In this issue

By Way of Deception
How a well-liked daughter-in-law of a prominent family in Kerala became a serial killer.
And her weapon of choice? The instant-killer cynide.
Political Package
Like foam bubbles—coming together and bursting—political equations are pushing their
luck in Haryana, Jharkhand and Maharashtra before they vote new assemblies
The Great Indian Ripoff
Lipsticks, toothpastes, shampoos, noodles, milk, medicines...for every branded product,
there is a counterfeit selling in India at a fraction of the orginal price
Trial by Pyre
Thirty-two years after Roop Kanwar’s sati in Deorala, as people await a court verdict,
Outlook explores her legacy—a goddess for some, victim of patriarchy for others
Comfortable on the Casting Couch
Barely a year after #MeToo hit Bollywood, alleged sexual predators are slowly
being rehabilitated. Has the movement fizzled out in B-town a year on?

Cyanide Jolly, Meal By Meal

Murders by poisoning and a female ‘serial killer’, with dollops of scandal, are riveting Kerala

7 mins

Bandipur's Bandobast

In men versus wild, politics over a nightly ban on traffic along a highway through a national park

4 mins

Scent Of Saffron In Den Of The Tiger

Sena plays second fiddle as BJP goes for the kill in Maharashtra, again

7 mins

Extreme Dangal

BJP’s star wrestlers enter poll ring. Congress battles its own demons.

5 mins

Zero Budget, A Green Thumb?

Cow dung, urine and neem...still, back-to-basics farming may not be the cure its advocates plough

5 mins

The Great Indian Ripoff

In the bazaars feeding a billion people and selling anything under the sun, it’s hard to tell the real from the impostor. Choose carefully.

10+ mins

Embers Of Sati Pyre Glow Still

Roop Kanwar, a teen widow, burnt to death 32 years ago. In Deorala, she is deified—a custom alive in many minds

5 mins

Hashtag Shushed To A Hushtag

Has the movement lost momentum in Bollywood, silenced by a stifling patriarchy? Many suspects are back in business.

6 mins

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