In this issue

16 The Kupwara Armed Police
Villagers from near the LoC now choose to join the police and army
22 Harvest of Unrest
Maharashtra has never been a ‘poor-performance’ state, but the frequency of mass
agitations
brewing in the state shows a completely different picture
26 India After Guha
Historian, ecologist, public intellectual...it’s hard to choose a hat for Ramachandra Guha.
Ahead of his 60th birthday, Outlook celebrates a man in the eye of a liberal storm.
48 Colonised By Data
The dark side of the digital dream reveals itself through the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
What of Bharat then, which has plunged headlong into going digital without any data laws?
58 A Pitch Full of Stains
The ball-tampering conspiracy by the Aussies is another hit to the reputation of the
‘
gentleman’s game’, which has been plagued by instances of turpitude in recent years

Why Border Villagers Join The Forces

Among the three personnel killed in the biggest operation this year, two were from border villages in Kashmir—one an army soldier, the other an SPO.

7 mins

A Bitter Harvest

Multiple agitations show all’s not well with the ‘rich’ state of Maharashtra.

7 mins

Scholar, SUI Generis 

The mercurial devourer of knowledge—and giver of care and affection—in youth has crafted his own, unique path. Ram Guha is a category- efying scholar who takes on bhakts and mullahs.

4 mins

That Chink In The Wall

No point delivering liberal homilies to a hierarchical society. But Guha has discarded the questions of power.

6 mins

Editing A Writing Machine

The academic can complicate what seems simple even while simplifying the seemingly complex —that’s what made Ram Guha a pioneer of sorts as a writer of history.

10+ mins

The RG Who Wrote Off Rahul Gandhi

Biographer, chronicler, equal-opportunity critic and sincere friend are but a few of Ram Guha’s avatars.

7 mins

The Bat And Beetle Flew

Guha liberated Indian cricket writing from its pedantic rut. He visits the game with empathy, amid its socio-cultural moorings.

6 mins

Tip Of The Suckerberg

Cambridge Analytica is a warning sign. And Indians are at risk: the country has no data protection law.

6 mins

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