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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 25 January, 2019

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The plot against George Soros (Buzz Feed)

Inside the secret world of hostage negotiation (Guardian)

Enter Priyanka (Open)

Themes that will impact the 2019 Electoral Outcome (Jaggi)

The accidental invention of Bubble Wrap (Smithsonian)

China takes charge of Electic Buses (SCMP)

The Angry Pakistani (Arifa Noor)

Putin’s plan to reclaim the lost Russian Empire (ATimes)

Road Trip: Heritage Karnataka (Team BHP)

Adani is hedging his bets (Gossip Guru)

Remembering Nani Palkhivala (BI)

Too much flashback is coming (J Mathrubootham)

A Portuguese account of Krishnadevaraya & his Kingdom (MC)

The Ramayana- A Tibetan Retelling (Live History)

The Women Detectives of Delhi (Mint)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 18 January, 2019

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The malign incompetence of the British Ruling Class (Pankaj Mishra)

Is the age of tech over? (Atlantic)

Have aliens found us? (New Yorker)

How a deluge of money nearly broke the Premier League (Guardian)

The Rafale Deal Explained (Nitin Gupta)

The Ugly Indian Tourist (Open)

How Hindu Dieties are deified in Japan (Madras Courier)

Western mercenaries ready for Syria (ATimes)

The surprising story of Hubert Julian (Guernica)

Good riddance to Shah Faesal (DailyO)

Legacy of Muslim Rule in India (Pragyta)

Travelogue: Gokarna (Team BHP)

The first reservations in India (Live History)

Who is coming for Lit Fest? (J Mathrubootham)

The best actors for iconic characters (Vir Sanghvi)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 11 January, 2019

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The hidden treasure in Gwalior Fort (LHI)

Quota Correction (Open)

Citizenship Bill & the North East (Outlook)

The Spider-Man who stole Art (New Yorker)

The catastrophe of vanishing glaciers (Guardian)

Pakistan’s musicians turn political (ATimes)

Spoof: CIA offers apology (The Onion)

Is Marijuana as safe as we think? (Malcolm Gladwell)

The story of Horniman Circle (LHI)

Radhanath Sikdar: Genius Mathematician (Madras Courier)

Vidya Vox: YouTube Sensation (SCMP)

Where is manners and all? (J Mathrubootham)

Poem : Telling Lies (Felix Dennis)

The Noveau Riche Indian (Jawed Naqvi)

The ‘gara’ goes mod (Mint)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 04 January, 2019

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Man loses 1.86 Cr in six missed calls (BI)

Women in Pakistan’s Police Force (Guernica)

Der Spiegel’s cracked mirror (Atlantic)

Confessions of a Cable Guy (HuffPost)

Travelogue: Statue of Unity, Gujarat (Team BHP)

100% against all plants (J Mathrubootham)

How Sanskrit influenced Japanese Syllabic alphabets (Madras Courier)

Why our Bollywood is so delicious (DailyO)

I work from home (Colin Nissan)

Diet: Protein Mania (Guardian)

The struggle to be (Mehr Tarar)

The future is female (Kaveree Bamzai)

On the Rama Krishna Mission (Hindol Sengupta)

Obituary: Mrinal Sen (Mint)

Obituary: Kader Khan (Economist)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 28 December, 2018

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The Rise, Lean and Fall of Sheryl Sandberg (Buzz Feed)

Happiness Vs Satisfaction (Daniel Kahneman)

Sikh Militancy 2.0 (Swarajya)

Being a Punjabi (Open)

Being Assamese (Outlook)

How 2018 smashed Bollywood’s Star Concept (DailyO)

2018- The year of maximalist weddings (Supriya Nair)

‘The Apprentice’ resurrected Trump (New Yorker)

Confessions of a HK Expat teacher (SCMP)

What military service taught me about America (Guardian)

The Shah of Iran’s ultimate party (Madras Courier)

The real Chanakya (Gossip Guru)

The search for Mrs. Sen (Aarefa Johari)

St. Thomas Cathedral : 300 years of Christmas (Mint)

In Photos: Jobs in 19th Century India (QZ)