Lounge for 18 June 2011

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Vol. 5 No. 25

LOUNGE THE WEEKEND MAGAZINE

Cover­up: Cover­up Author: The Henning Mankell, 61, is best retractable has known as roof the creator of the iconic allowed Wimbledon detective, Inspector Kurt Wallander. to keep its schedule through rain.

‘LEARNING ARABIC HAD A HUGE IMPACT’ >Page 6

WEATHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT

The roof will prevent delays and logistical chaos, but rain remains as inseparable from the Championships as grass >Page 9

GREEN PUBLIC EYE

Steeped in vanity and tradition, the Championships—125 years old this year—quietly keeps up with the times while maintaining its appeal as a place of tennis pilgrimage >Pages 10­11

OUR DAILY BREAD

SUNIL KHILNANI

SAMAR HALARNKAR

CIVIL SOCIETY’S NOT A THE JOYS OF A RESERVE OF VIRTUES ONE­POT MEAL

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he story of Indian democracy sometimes plays like a soap opera. The latest episode— not the uplifting kind—involves a confrontation between the government and a mysterious something called “civil society”. Can this “civil society” cavalcade in to rescue a flailing Indian democracy—that once-proud system now being abused by a villainous governing class, ever more smug in its power and feckless in the face of corruption? Tune in for next week’s instalment of The Indian Conscience-Keepers’ Capers. >Page 4

CULT FICTION

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or the idle few who read this column and for the brave ones who try to follow its recipes, I take pleasure in announcing that my food will, hopefully, become more inventive. You see, I have moved south to Bangalore; where a day-long cooling wind (I call it the Bangalore breeze) blows through the remaining rain trees and gulmohars; where we wilt when the temperature breaches 30 degrees Celsius (yes, it’s still quite... >Page 5

R. SUKUMAR

WEDNESDAYS IN FULL COLOUR

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oon after I wrote my last column about not being able to find any new comic books, I found several, including what is perhaps the best-looking comic book to ever make an appearance on these pages. Meanwhile, Lounge’s editor probably felt I needed help, so she sent me a copy of a comic adaptation of The Alchemist (alas, not the Ben Jonson play but the Paulo Coelho pop-philosophy book) with a message asking... >Page 18

NET LOSS: END OF THE VOLLEYER

Slower grass has nullified the advantage of better rackets but also ended the dominance of serve­and­volley players >Page 13

OFF THE COURT

Here’s a list of things to do in Wimbledon when you want a break from the tennis >Pages 16­17


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