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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 21 March,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Obituary: Kushwant Singh (Open)

Kushwant Singh pre-Obituary from 1983 (Wearethebest)

The truth about Tipu Sultan (SandeepWeb)

When to become an entrepreneur? (Bhikchandani)

Inside the Milk Machine (ModernFarmer)

The Devil and the Art Dealer (VanityFair)

Interview with Madhu Trehan (MumbaiBoss)

Is Putin like Adolf Hitler? (Atlantic)

The Tequila Diet (NYMag)

Harley Street 750 Test Drive (TeamBHP)

Does Kejriwal suffer from the Alok Nath Syndrome (GreatBong)

Tere Mere Sapne-A visual treat (JaiArjun)

Keeping the mystery out of China’s meat (BusinessWeek)

Despatch from Ayodhya (Kafila)

US Court Vs Sonia Gandhi (MidDay)

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Chart:Total Real Return Indexes

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Currencies

Rupee may rise by 35% if Modi wins

If this happens, its a paradigm shift and a massive game changer !!

 

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Linkfest:March 21,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Howard Marks on Luck and Risks (Wharton) (Hat Tip Dr.Jaswant Gandhi)

Reliance’s gas fields has produced more squabbles than gas (Economist)

For Indian markets it’s Janet Yellen Vs Narendra Modi (Mint)

SUUTI to sell 9% in Axis Bank (ET)

How India Inc uses mergers for fraud (BS)

You can’t avoid asset allocation even if you try (CapitalSpectator)

Best senior citizen health plans in India (BasuNivesh)

The Varanasi Wake Up Call (MediaCrooks)

Your very own black swan strategy (CommonSense)

Chinese businessman buys a puppy for 2 Million $ (Gawker)

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Market Making

ICICI Pru Life Shares on Offer

ICICI Pru is one of the largest life insurers in India.

Around 99.8% shares are held by promoters and around 0.2% have been   given to employees as stock options

There is an offer of sale of the shares of ICICI Pru.

This is recommended only for patient investors as there is no visibility on the company going public.

If interested,please email me at Alpha Ideas.