Outlook Magazine - October 01, 2024

In this issue

Emergency The Legacy/The Lunacy

Growing Up with INDIRA GANDHI

Gandhi's principal legacy remains the systematic replacement of institutional governance with the vicious precedents of personalised rule

5 mins

An Irreversible Dent

Bans and arrests then, bans and arrests now. We have come full circle, say political experts

9 mins

'Emergency' Takeaways

In a democracy, no ruler can be granted a carte blanche, like it happened during the Emergency, but the fact remains that we also learnt some valuable lessons during this period

6 mins

Notes from the Underground

The midnight knock that doused democracy and the saga of underground resistance

7 mins

Blue Star and the Golden Temple

Bhindranwale was able to get away with wrongdoings because in the eyes of the Congress leadership in Delhi, Punjab had a Sikh problem since Independence’

5 mins

Indira, the Nationalist

Indira Gandhi is dead and she cannot defend herself. But that doesn't mean others can't

8 mins

To Write or Not to Write

For many journalists, reporting in the volatile decade of the 1970s was both exciting and challenging

7 mins

Blank Editorials

Despite being under scrutiny during the Emergency, small journals like Himmat Weekly got around censorship by taking calculated risks

5 mins

Chronicle of Authoritarianism Foretold?

Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative Eternal vigilance on the part of citizens is imperative

5 mins

The Darkest Hour

Qurban Ali is a senior journalist and son of former freedom fighter and Socialist leader Captain Abbas Ali, who was jailed for 19 months by the Indira Gandhi government during the Emergency.

6 mins

Emergency, Stalled

Kangana Ranaut starrer, Emergency, the eagerly awaited biopic of 2024, is yet to find a release date. Bollywood has churned out a slew of biopics in the last decade, most of them formulaic

7 mins

God, Communism and a Women's Gym

Unlike other constituencies in the region, Kulgam stands out as a battleground for ideological conflict. The election results, expected on October 8, could lead to either celebration in the CPI M) camp or the Jamaat-e-Islami camp

6 mins

Political Dangal

After fighting hard for Olympic glory and protesting against sexual violence, Vinesh Phogat has now stepped into a new role: the politician

8 mins

Contending Nationalisms

The Manipur crisis is a complex, interconnected mess that spills across several borders, national and international

6 mins

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