24 What’s Your Opinion Everyone recognises the Congress’s political opportunism in seeking to ban opinion polls. What pollsters are divided on are the reasons and the likely fallout. 18 co lumn Bharat Bhushan on Musharraf’s 1999 coup 20 profile What Makes Dasari Narayana Rao Tick international 48 No More Fukushimas Outlook visits the vicinity of the Daiichi plant two years after the nuclear disaster to find people still reeling under its aftereffects 28 china Social Media Drives a Change features 52 The Epic’s Return The Mahabharata emerges in many new forms—as graphic novel, animation film, management tool, an app and on tees 60 parsi exhibition in london Half a Reflection 62 co lumn Suresh Menon on Sachin