New Year Double Issue 20 Lead essay: Pico iyer on the reading experience 24 jury discussion: Five panelists join heads to figure out the 100 Books That Can Change Your Life 40 the list: The 100 Best 70 the influencers: Ruskin Bond on the authors who created a lasting impression 72 writers in cities: A House for Saadat Hasan Manto 74 enduring legacy: Chandan Gowda on Kannadiga writer Kuvempu 76 the young reader: A fickle lot, but authors want to catch ‘em young 80 rural libraries: pradeep lokhande, man on Mission 85k 82 book clubs: Bringing readers together 84 writer couples: How to Write a Couplet 88 ways of reading: Smell an iPad 92 in defence of poetry: arundhati subramaniam takes up the cause 94 reel diaries Film Adaptations 98 celebspeak The Books That Changed Their Lives Outlook wishes its readers a Happy New Year. We return after a week’s break. Cover Design: Bishwadeep Moitra The Book Worm 102 the year in pictures 120 lead essay: Siddharth varadarajan 128 rationally speaking: kaushik basu 132 media circus: ranjona banerji 136 state of the economy: ashok v. desai 140 the interview: om malik 142 capital cult ure: vrinda
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