CATEGORIES

Scalpels In Air And Other Long Stays
Outlook

Scalpels In Air And Other Long Stays

A cashless healthcare scheme for the poor in Rajasthan is unconscionably milked by private hospitals

time-read
8 mins  |
June 11, 2018
Guzzle Grain, Go Hungry
Outlook

Guzzle Grain, Go Hungry

The move to let damaged crops be used for fossil fuel production may hurt food availability, price

time-read
5 mins  |
June 11, 2018
The Elephant In The Alley
Outlook

The Elephant In The Alley

As man-animal conflict worsens across states, a trip to ground zero: Dhenkanal in Odisha

time-read
5 mins  |
June 11, 2018
‘Nobody In Rome Will Mind A Videshi Translating Aeneid'
Outlook

‘Nobody In Rome Will Mind A Videshi Translating Aeneid'

Sheldon Pollock, one of the world’s most eminent Sanskritists and founder-editor, Murty Classical Library, was in the eye of a storm a few seasons ago. In India for a talk at Ashoka University, he reprises the themes in an interview with Sunil Menon.

time-read
10+ mins  |
June 11, 2018
‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are ­Working With ISI Or Independently'
Outlook

‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are ­Working With ISI Or Independently'

‘Sikh Extremists In Canada, The UK And Italy Are ­Working With ISI Or Independently’

time-read
6 mins  |
February 12, 2018
Big Brother And A Little Black Goat
Outlook

Big Brother And A Little Black Goat

Perumal Murugan re-enters the world of letters with a novel that depicts an outlier's struggle to ­live and love in a society where privacy is history

time-read
7 mins  |
February 12, 2018
A Yogi for New India!
Outlook

A Yogi for New India!

The secret of Yogi Adityanath’s success could well be his appeal across castes.

time-read
9 mins  |
April 03, 2017
Ratan Naval Tata
Outlook

Ratan Naval Tata

A bachelor known for his low-profile lifestyle, Ratan Tata’s coup against his successor last year showed he’s still the boss.

time-read
1 min  |
April 03, 2017
How The Boots Face The Sun
Outlook

How The Boots Face The Sun

The PLA marches to the party’s tune. Under Xi, they have their toughest conductor till date.

time-read
3 mins  |
August 28, 2017
Strange Fruit On Tamarind Trees
Outlook

Strange Fruit On Tamarind Trees

K.G. Satyamurthy, author Sujatha Gidla's uncle, was a young rebel in the '46-51 Telangana uprising. In this excerpt, Satya plunges right into the struggle.

time-read
5 mins  |
August 28, 2017
Split Between A Cross And A Jab
Outlook

Split Between A Cross And A Jab

Vijender corners pro-boxing glamour in India, as a fractured field prepares for a surge in interest

time-read
6 mins  |
August 28, 2017
Great Wall Around A Lotus Blossom
Outlook

Great Wall Around A Lotus Blossom

The India­Japan summit is ripe with possibilities, but China casts an unblinking eye on proceedings.

time-read
6 mins  |
November 14, 2016
The Dharma of Instant Karma
Outlook

The Dharma of Instant Karma

Never confined to ‘disturbed areas’ alone, excesses are becoming increasingly normal in every sphere of policing.

time-read
6 mins  |
November 14, 2016
Boys Don't Want To Be Gentlemen
Outlook

Boys Don't Want To Be Gentlemen

Hockey stutters; cricket reigns still. Spurred by foreign action on TV and domestic leagues, football is conquering India’s young.

time-read
7 mins  |
November 14, 2016
How to Composean Ethical Fugue
Outlook

How to Composean Ethical Fugue

Technology is not in itself a disruption, but a partner in jugalbandi with the ‘old’. But we must hearken to music’s politics as much as to its aesthetics.

time-read
9 mins  |
November 07, 2016
The Last Lap Of A Slow Ascension
Outlook

The Last Lap Of A Slow Ascension

Rahul would be taking over as Congress chief. But the question remains the same: when?

time-read
5 mins  |
November 21, 2016
Mamata Banerjee: The Better For Wear
Outlook

Mamata Banerjee: The Better For Wear

Trinamool, stung by scandal, has bungled on most poll promises. Yet, on the eve of polls, Mamata is the favorite. How does she do it?

time-read
10 mins  |
April 11, 2016
Assembly Elections 2016: Floats Of Fancy In West Bengal
Outlook

Assembly Elections 2016: Floats Of Fancy In West Bengal

The more things change in Bengal, the more they remain the same.

time-read
7 mins  |
April 11, 2016
Degree Of Pain On Calculus Of Caste
Outlook

Degree Of Pain On Calculus Of Caste

A new discourse on caste sweeps the campuses.

time-read
3 mins  |
April 18, 2016
Indian Advertising: No Ideas, Sir Ji
Outlook

Indian Advertising: No Ideas, Sir Ji

An explosion of brands, consumer choices, multiplicity of media, squeeze on talent and focus on profit over creativity is posing challenges for the advertising industry. Can it regain its mojo?

time-read
10+ mins  |
April 25, 2016
From Bodybuilder To dancer, She's Breaking All The Barriers
Outlook

From Bodybuilder To dancer, She's Breaking All The Barriers

Bodybuilder and dancer at once, this woman is breaking all the barriers

time-read
4 mins  |
April 25, 2016
Will Subrata Roy Win A Breather From The Court?
Outlook

Will Subrata Roy Win A Breather From The Court?

He has paid the bail, his properties are being sold and he claims to have paid off investors. Subrata Roy may win a breather from the court.

time-read
7 mins  |
May 09, 2016
Will The Taint Stick On Sonia?
Outlook

Will The Taint Stick On Sonia?

One note purportedly naming people to be managed in India. Is that all it takes to bring a bribe charge home?

time-read
7 mins  |
May 09, 2016
Memory: A Wound, A Womb
Outlook

Memory: A Wound, A Womb

Memory is a contested field. Demagogues have tried to erase and rewrite it. State apparatuses have bent it to their needs.

time-read
10+ mins  |
November 07, 2016
How Painful Is That Mottled Lattice Light
Outlook

How Painful Is That Mottled Lattice Light

Vetri Maaran on cinema in times of the ubiquitous camera, multiple screens for consumption and the democratisation of the craft.

time-read
7 mins  |
November 07, 2016
The Highway, Yes. But Not Her Way!
Outlook

The Highway, Yes. But Not Her Way!

More and more of those who had rallied behind Mamata’s poriborton call now stand against her

time-read
6 mins  |
October 30, 2017
Chaar Annas Of Rare Mettle
Outlook

Chaar Annas Of Rare Mettle

A cool, memorable repertoire, there’s something remarkable about Raghubir Yadav’s versatility

time-read
8 mins  |
October 30, 2017
Prez Zuma's West UP Connect
Outlook

Prez Zuma's West UP Connect

Proximity to the Guptas brought the South African president under a cloud. But who are the Guptas?

time-read
8 mins  |
October 30, 2017
An Outsider Between The Posts
Outlook

An Outsider Between The Posts

Football’s lesson in dispossession wasn’t in vain. East Bengal’s thraldom reigned at a distance; then came a sudden reinforcement of the refugee status.

time-read
6 mins  |
October 30, 2017
JNU Controversy: Broadcast Media Skewed Events On The Ground
Outlook

JNU Controversy: Broadcast Media Skewed Events On The Ground

Broadcast media’s excessive righteousness in the JNU affair skewed events on the ground.

time-read
10 mins  |
March 07, 2016