Outlook Magazine - August 31, 2020

In this issue

Cover Story
The days of the stodgy, Anglophile civil
servant are gone—aspirants from villages and
underprivileged backgrounds are making a mark
in the UPSC exams. We explore how they are
changing the prestigious civil services.

Turncoats: An Open Season

As Trinamool embarks on an aggressive rehabilitation and induction drive, BJP keeps looking for poaching opportunities

6 mins

Language of politics

More voices from the state demand learning of Hindi

3 mins

Towering Inferno

The draft Environment Impact Assesment has triggered outrage for watering down earlier provisions to protect the fragile ecology

7 mins

Bharat Cadre

The IAS isn’t a preserve of the elite any longer. Candidates from the hinterland, often with disadvantaged backgrounds, are laying claim to its hallowed ranks.

10+ mins

A Covid-Era How-To For The Money-Wise

Lessons on investor behaviour during the unprecedented pandemic

10+ mins

A Rotor Blade

MSD impressed as rookie, champ, skipper in the quest to excel for India

4 mins

Styled Yours, Mahi

Seen from the perch of his great brand appeal, Dhoni is in the sublime present, and as grounded and undemonstrative as ever .

3 mins

Mewat In The Mirror

Jasraj was one of the early popularisers of Hindustani classical, his voice timbrally pleasing and rich, but ductile enough to be drawn into thin filigree

6 mins

Kamala, Here She Comes

First Indian-American to run for US vice president

3 mins

‘I am happy about the new phase in my life'

Bobby Deol made a grand entry into Bollywood with Barsaat way back in 1995 and followed it up with major hits like Gupt (1997) and Soldier (1998). The youngest son of Dharmendra, however, failed to hold onto his early successes and had to sit at home without any work for three years in the new millennium. The 51-year-old, who makes his digital debut with Class of ’83, a Shah Rukh Khan-Netflix production on August 21, speaks to Giridhar Jha about his latest film, his 25 years in movies and how he handled his failure. Excepts:

6 mins

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