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Table of Contents

12-18 June, 2012 | Vol 04 | Issue 24
The Pied Piper of the Indian middle class
Aamir Khan has his audience just right in Satyamev Jayate, but there are some inconvenient truths about the show.
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Aamir Khan has his audience just right in Satyamev Jayate, but there are some inconvenient truths about the show.

Anand didn’t play his best chess against Gelfand, and yet, with this win, he has cemented his place among the greats of the game

He cooks up the things Indian astronauts will eat in outer space, including space rasgullas, curries, fruits and vegetables

The pig-heart doctor attempts a comeback, armed with PR tricks and mysterious cures

The former ramp model might just be India’s answer to TV celebrity chef Nigella Lawson. Or Julia Child

French stylists have broken away from run-of-the-mill fashion—and how

With such a skewed sex ratio among pedigreed dogs in Mumbai, it is almost impossible finding your dog a mate

People with chronic health conditions are increasingly turning to health networking sites for emotional support

After his book on Disco Dancer described Mithun Chakraborty’s acting the ‘worst ever’ in Hindi cinema, Anuvab Pal got a letter from a certain Mimoh. Who took revenge in a way that can only be called ingenious

With Indian reforms so badly stuck, whining about the rest of the world is an abdication of responsibility.

With Jagan in jail, his sister Sharmila takes the state by storm as the Congress and TDP try obscuring YSR’s legacy

Sanjay Takes a Cue from Salman • The Bips-Kareena Chronicles • The Cover Story that Exposed a Star

The Ranvir Sena and Bihar’s tryst with its political masters

Books

Jahnavi Barua on geographic labelling as a pragmatic exercise, giving up her medical practice, and making it to prestigious literary prize shortlists

Arts

Gautam Bhatia shuffles schoolboy humour with a thoughtful critique of Indian urban life in his miniature paintings

Science

Humans can identify old age by its smell, and they find this scent pleasant

Gadgets

A bold new platinum edition of the all-gold favourite launched in 2007

Cinema

When a film’s reference point is bad cinema, you end up with a noxious cipher like this one