Outlook
By: Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt.Ltd- Outlook 13 January, 2014
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- Published on December 30, 2013
- Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt.Ltd
- Issues 405
- Language - English
- Published weekly
About this issue
10 Lead essay: sundar sarukkai on hope, wishful prayer and our contract with ‘bounded rationality’ 18 the holy motions dilip padgaonkar on pilgrimages, their unchanged nature, and new forms 24 jodhpur Ishqiya Ganesh mandir is a magnet for lovers 28 srikalahasti Rahu-ketu issues? Kalahasteeshwara temple awaits 32 ganagapur For the ‘possessed’, the nirgun paduka temple is solace 36 sunderbans The Bon Bibi goddess looks the tiger in the eye 38 ajmer sharif Mannat at Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti’s tomb 42 maihar ma sharada temple, the guru’s own goddess of learning 46 shirdi sai samadhi and miracles 48 vallarpadam Looking out for the islanders, vallarpadathamma 50 barabanki dewa dargah 56 bambolim Fulancho khuris, the cross of the flowers 60 udvada iran shah atash behram temple, sacred to the Parsis 64 rich wishlist Stardust in Havan 68 celeb shrines Idols Worship 72 blessed grounds Wish towns list 74 interview Diana L. Ec k, Professor of Comparative Religion, Harvard 76 column mukul sharma on our besieged gods
About Outlook
Outlook has rewritten the way news and and general interest magazines are presented in India. It is comprehensive yet concise and crisp, investigative and bold in its approach. Outlook covers an array of topics ranging from current affairs, socio-economic issues, politics, lifestyle, entertainment, sports, international features, etc. Outlook reaches out to over 16 lakh upmarket, urban focused readers. Outlook has won a myriad of awards including the prestigious "International Press Institute" Award for Excellence in Journalism in 2007. Outlook encourages little known people who speak out loud against oppression, corrupt systems and social issues by instituting “Speak Out Awards”. Outlook also triggers young minds through an all India School debate called ‘Speak Out Debate” by reaching out to over 300 schools in 18 cities in India. Students who win the Indian round are sponsored by Outlook for international debates held in Korea, South Africa, etc