COVER STORY
The buzz is that Siddhartha Mukherjee's next is even better than the first
Outlook Magazine - 19 August 2013
I-Day Special: India's Most Influential
Faith-tinged politics never found a more tangible—and volatile—embodiment than the saffron sanyasin. In her second coming, she retains an unpredictable puissance.
The ‘son of Badal’ extends one of the oldest brands in our politics. His outspoken advocacy of Modi lends a degree of predictability to an unstable coalition era.
For all his peevish, princely tantrums, it was Ganguly who gave to Indian cricket a sense of pauseless aggression. His own self-belief infected all, and he was no regionalist.
Sachin showed his mettle when he was minister of state for telecom during the 2G scam. In his new ministry he is trying for a culture of probity and accountability.
With those famous tosses of head, shoulders, cigarettes, he rules the silver screen. Off-screen, his humility and philanthropy have made him Thalaivar of people’s hearts.
Infosys founder, pioneer of software sweatshopping, embodiment of middle-class values, creator of billions, provider of entrepreneurial inspiration and homilies.
This alumnus of the Deoband school made his fortune in perfumes. Poor Muslims in Assam see him as a saviour; his detractors, as an inciter of riots.
But almost always in the movies, he was the ‘ordinary man’, perhaps the only Indian actor to have acquired superstar status solely playing such roles.
She has brought to life all that Kanshi Ram had hoped for Dalit politics. Well beyond the rough and tumble of UP, she’s now one of the axes on which New Delhi turns.
Faith-tinged politics never found a more tangible—and volatile—embodiment than the saffron sanyasin. In her second coming, she retains an unpredictable puissance.
The ‘son of Badal’ extends one of the oldest brands in our politics. His outspoken advocacy of Modi lends a degree of predictability to an unstable coalition era.
For all his peevish, princely tantrums, it was Ganguly who gave to Indian cricket a sense of pauseless aggression. His own self-belief infected all, and he was no regionalist.
Sachin showed his mettle when he was minister of state for telecom during the 2G scam. In his new ministry he is trying for a culture of probity and accountability.
With those famous tosses of head, shoulders, cigarettes, he rules the silver screen. Off-screen, his humility and philanthropy have made him Thalaivar of people’s hearts.
Infosys founder, pioneer of software sweatshopping, embodiment of middle-class values, creator of billions, provider of entrepreneurial inspiration and homilies.
This alumnus of the Deoband school made his fortune in perfumes. Poor Muslims in Assam see him as a saviour; his detractors, as an inciter of riots.
But almost always in the movies, he was the ‘ordinary man’, perhaps the only Indian actor to have acquired superstar status solely playing such roles.
She has brought to life all that Kanshi Ram had hoped for Dalit politics. Well beyond the rough and tumble of UP, she’s now one of the axes on which New Delhi turns.
OTHER STORIES
Dhoni is iconic because his superstardom symbolises the arrival of small-town India. His onfield style—the celebrated cool—also stands for a confident young India.
The “bigger than Bachchan” star has had hits in Tamil and even Hindi. His 1991 hit, <i>Aaj ka Goondaraj</i>, was one of the highest grossers across India that year.
Kejriwal, an IITian and ex-IRS man, won the Magsaysay award for public service in 2006. He used the award money to set up the Public Cause Research Foundation.
The angry young man of the 1970s has now morphed into playing character roles. His five-decade run in cinema and on television is showing no sign of unspooling.
Loyalty to Narendra Modi is the steam Amit Shah runs on. That and his ability to manage election campaigns have made him the political heavy he is today.
A few men and women who have cast a spell on the Indian mind. It’s a vote of the people, by the people, for these individuals.
The IAS is slowly standing up to political pressure—and for itself
There’s gold in that sand, hence the loot
The Durga Nagpal controversy has done little to redeem the SP regime
Why banking on Hindu-Muslim polarisation is a folly
Sharif’s reconciliatory message for India shows he won’t let anyone hijack the peace process
Another LoC incident exacts a grisly price. Its possible causes, and ways we can stanch the blood.
Does not live up to <i>Shobdo</i>, lacking its sensitivity and sensuality
The 26-year-old, who's only the third Indian to qualify for the world's toughest cycling race, Race Across America, on his passion
The outskirts of this quiet but changing town, I am happy to report, are still green.
The biggest hypothetical question of the subcontinent
US varsities that broke the law and cheated Indian students
One half’s jubilation is another’s protest
Union minister of state for personnel on the government's plans
The UPA wants to keep parties off RTI and awkward questions
PM’s man Rajan loves a challenge. The RBI is just the place now.
Outgoing RBI governor D. Subbarao was in at a difficult time. He played straight, say experts.
Imagine, just 41 minutes to uproot the legendary ‘steel frame’ built by the British...
Dating back to 1837, the Madras Christian College reawakens to a global reunion call
Calcutta is safe no more. As the police stand petrified, criminals prey on the city’s women.
The Competition Commission of India chairman talks about the challenges ahead
When a retired chief justice turns as helpless as the aam aadmi
A page-turner, a no-holds-barred biography, warts and all.
A brilliant probe deals a damning indictment to Rajat Gupta and considers what his fall means for Indians
Doctors at public hospitals in Mumbai are getting tuberculosis
The RSS is all for Modi as PM, but only if there is consensus in the party on him
