Some off beat reads for the weekend:
How Brazil’s richest man lost $34.5 Billion (BusinessWeek)
Why do we eat popcorn at the movies? (Smithsonian)
The United Colours of Abdullah (Open)
Alumni Cults:Inner most allies (Outlook)
Why is Hyderabad important? (Tehelka)
What threatens the best laid plans of Shivraj Singh Chouhan? (Caravan)
Yogesh Mahansaria’s second coming (ForbesIndia)
What we eat affects everything (Atlantic)
The end of the full college scholarship (MarketWatch)
Obituary:Robert Ford (Economist)
Darkness in Washington (NewYorker)
Once upon a time in the Middle East (MorningNews)
Letter from Kenya:Surviving Westgate (NewYorker)
Friends without benefits (VanityFair)
Sagarika Ghose quizzes NaMo and RaGa (UnrealTimes)
Initial ownership report:Toyota Fortuner (TeamBHP)