Some off beat reads for the weekend:
The evolution of Ganesha to one of India’s most popular Gods (Open)
Do not buy oceanfront property (Slate)
The fall of Varun Gandhi (Outlook)
A reluctant beach bum’s guide to Maldives (TeamBHP)
Toppling the tipple in Kerala (Newslaundry)
The monk who runs a business (ForbesIndia)
Obituary:Simin Behbahani, the Lioness of Iran (Economist)
Photos:The world’s biggest food fight (Smithsonian)
Ransomware:Your money or your files (BusinessWeek)
Russia’s slow motion invasion of Ukraine (Atlantic)
Employees who work from home are more productive than office dwellers (Forbes)
Buffett followed this one rule in Burger King deal (MarketWatch)
Spoof:If Ravi Shastri were to direct Batman (UnrealTimes)
Ice Bucket Challenge in Bollywood movies (GreatBong)
Branding Guyana (Nowhere)