EDUCATION RAKESH MANI Teaching For India Modelled on the successful Teach for America program, TFI places the country's most outstanding college graduates and young professionals as teachers in India's low-income schools for two years in order to expand the educational opportunities available to thousands of underprivileged children. Web | Jul 17, 2009
OPINION B. RAMAN Anger Against Beijing Like the US, China has for many years been a following a policy of double standards with regard to jihadi terrorism--condemning that which is directed at China and maintaining a silence over Pakistan-sponsored jihadi terrorism which is directed at India. There is no reason why India should not behave similarly. Web | Jul 16, 2009
BANGALORE BYTE SUGATA SRINIVASARAJU An Ideological Ace On the one hand the Karnataka government is battling the High Court order that disallows it from imposing Kannada as the medium of instruction in primary schools across the state, and on the other, it is actively pursuing the setting up of a varsity for Vedic studies and the Sanskrit language. Web | Jul 14, 2009
VIEW FROM UK GEORGE MONBIOT An Unfair, Impossible Nonsense Let us help poorer nations to reduce deforestation and clean up pollution. But let us not pretend that it lets us off the hook. Here is the simple mathematical reason why large scale carbon offsets can't work Web | Jul 14, 2009
Outlook (Hindi)
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW VIKRAM SETH 'I Wish More Writers Would Fight For A Big Advance' The author, whose sequel to his popular novel has got him a record advance, reportedly around Rs 14 crore, on almost everything under the sun but the actual writing SHEELA REDDY Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION JAYATI GHOSH Will the Crisis Reverse Global Migration? A closer examination of the nature of migrant workers' role in the economy suggests more complex outcomes, with somewhat less of an impact than feared. Web | Jul 17, 2009
COUNTERPOINT B. RAMAN Another Day Of Infamy Today's joint statement which seeks to white-wash years of Pakistani sponsorship of terrorism against Indian civilians and security forces, will make all those who died at the hands of the terrorists shed tears in heaven. Web | Jul 16, 2009
OPINION ZAFAR ANJUM Being Gay, Indian And Muslim The
Delhi high court ruling against the IPC 377 sent a wave of jubilation in
India 's homosexual community. Suddenly the criminal stigma of being a gay in
India is gone. But the society still has miles to go in accepting gays for
what they are. Web | Jul 16, 2009
FOR THE RECORD MANMOHAN SINGH 'A Comprehensive Convention On International Terrorism' Terrorists and those who aid and abet them must be brought to justice. The infrastructure of terrorism must be dismantled and there should be no safe havens for terrorists because they do not represent any cause, group or religion. Web | Jul 15, 2009
COUNTERPOINT DIBYESH ANAND Re-Imagining China The unrest in Xinjiang exposes the failure of Chinese state policy as well as west's -- and others' -- selective and cynical engagement. Web | Jul 15, 2009
VIEW FROM ISRAEL URI AVNERY Matter Of The Heart How could completely nonsensical stories, without any foundation at all, capture a whole country and elicit general acceptance, at least at the beginning? Could it be because they express one of the deeply-held beliefs of the country at large? Web | Jul 15, 2009
OPINION B. RAMAN Tickling The Indian Ego All Hillary Clinton has to do is to make a few statements describing India as a great power, praising Mahatma Gandhi, highlighting the impact of Gandhiji on Martin Luther King and Barack Obama, India's IT genius etc, and Indians will be quite happy for some months till the next disappointment comes Web | Jul 14, 2009
OPINION RAJINDER PURI The Conspiracy Of Silence The death of Subhash Bose was only the first among a series of mysterious deaths of national leaders that created dramatic change in politics. Inconvenient questions raised about the deaths are rubbished as conspiracy theories. In truth, there is only one monstrous conspiracy. Web | Jul 13, 2009
OPINION B. RAMAN China's 'Loss Of Face' While there was considerable sympathy for the Tibetans last year and many expressions of solidarity with them, similar sympathy and expressions are not to be seen in the case of the Uighur uprising. The world does not want another Islamic trouble spot in addition to Pakistan and Afghanistan. Web | Jul 13, 2009
FOR THE RECORD MEDIA 'It Requires Credible Action On The Part Of Pakistan' 'After my meeting with Mr Zardari, there have been discussions with our High Commissioner, with the ISI chief and the Foreign Office. They have have given some suggestions, some information on what they are doing about punishing those behind the Mumbai massacre' Web | Jul 11, 2009
BUDGET Paper Tiger Economics Are reforms really on hold or was it just 'poor packaging'? Has the era of 'big policy in a suitcase' ended? Are we back to the '80s? Pranab Mukherjee's 'holding budget' leaves its flanks open. SUNIT ARORA Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
GOVERNANCE: UNIQUE ID Everyone Is Numbered Armed with Nandan Nilekani, the UPA moves to provide all residents an identity SAIKAT DATTA Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
TAXATION: SMALL ITEMS Is It Just Fiddlesticks? Every budget, FMs tinker with levies on what seem inconsequential items for various reasons PRAGYA SINGH Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
MONEY: PERSONAL FINANCE Tax & Investment Budget Primer How does Budget 2009 impact your financial life? Here's help for planning life after it OUTLOOK MONEY Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
STOCKMARKETS: TRENDS Fits, Then Starts A realigned portfolio could yet help you survive the market VEENA VENUGOPAL Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
ECOLOGY: KARNATAKA Wheeler-Killers The wildlife in Bandipur is endangered by highway traffic SUGATA SRINIVASARAJU Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
KERALA: VENTURE An Idea Floats A sailing mall in Kerala makes waves JOHN MARY Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
GOA: LAWS She's The One? Goa wants to be a wedding destination PUSHPA IYENGAR Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
TREND: HANDBAGS Cachet Carry Fashion victim or heretic? The secret lies in the handbag. SHEFALEE VASUDEV Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
SHIMLA: THEATRE Curtain Rising Shimla's Gaiety Theatre, a cultural hub in the Raj era, reopens CHANDER SUTA DOGRA Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
REVIEW Making Light Of Solidity At last, a get-thin book from India that chucks cheese for channas, yet puts on some weight around the covers Anjali Puri on Don't Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight by Rujuta Diwekar ANJALI PURI Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
REVIEW Our Dark Spots Joins the growing literature on Partition and adds an important dimension to it: Haryana's Jat community, the creeping influence of the Arya Samaj via the Gurukuls... Urvashi Butalia on Violence, Martyrdom And Partition: A Daughter's Testimony by Nonica Datta URVASHI BUTALIA Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
REVIEW Sister Candide Sister Jesme writes in an intense, informal voice, as if she were standing in the room, haranguing the reader Manjula Padmanabhan on Amen: The Autobiography Of A Nun by Sister Jesme MANJULA PADMANABHAN Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION S.L. RAO The Real Ism, Populism Alas, administrative reform, delivery of benefits get the go-by again Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION MALAVIKA SANGGHVI Adam 'N Steve Are Passé To be shocked at same-sex relationships will only draw ridicule Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION GURCHARAN DAS Worldview, Streetmap For all its positives, the budget doesn't look far and wide Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION JEAN DREZE A Grain Of Good Sense Legislating against hunger is a great idea that needs expansion
Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION SUBRAT DAS Benevolence On Paper All major social sector schemes must be lifted out of adhocism Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION NITIN PAI Wanted, A Geo-Budget A budget can't ensure essential modernisation of crucial security areas Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION GAUTAM THAPAR Spread-Even Point A fair budget, with most bases covered Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
OPINION K. ULLAS KARANTH Science, Not Snake Oil Conservation can't rely on the notional wisdom of governments Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
10 QUESTIONS APARNA SEN Aparna Sen The filmmaker and her group Swajan, currently facing charges of violating Sec 144 in Lalgarh, West Bengal, spoke to Outlook about the conflict in the region during her recent visit there DOLA MITRA Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
POLL SUTRA The Secret Diary Of Pranab Mukherjee Mangoes? And why Alphonsos when everyone knows my weakness for Himsagar—ahh, that succulent king of fruits from Bengal! AJITH PILLAI Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
MOVIE REVIEW Kambakkht Ishq Not only is it one of the most offensive, gender-insensitive flicks of late but is also utterly blase and blatant about it NAMRATA JOSHI Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
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GOSSIP Polscape Random notes, gossip, bitching, angles, conspiracy theories, spoofs, essential fundas that you've gotta know.
LAST PAGE London Diary Even as we regularly get hit with stories of wage cuts and staff layoffs in the UK, it's intriguing to discover that Londoners continue to live life to the fullest... ANIL THAKRANEY
GOSSIP Bibliofile Mysteries: How David Godwin got Vikram Seth on his list. And where is Penguin is finding the money for the fat advances despite falling sales? Magazine | Jul 20, 2009
