Some off beat reads for the weekend:
The gory origins of Valentine’s Day (Smithsonian)
Modi is still BJP’s trump card (Outlook)
Nehru Vs Patel (Swapan Dasgupta)
Paki Valentines (Media Crooks)
Remembering the Berlin Wall (Time)
Algeria: The brutal world of sheep fighting (Guardian)
Putin’s dangerous game in Syria (Atlantic)
Chinese tourism rip-off row (ATimes)
Hotel Industry Vs AirBnB (Indrajit Gupta)
The Bike Share Wars heat up (Wired)
A Macedonian Tennis Racket (Slate)
Travelogue: Utah (Team BHP)
Who made Gujjus the food police of India? (Arre)
100% Spurious MBBS (J Mathrubootham)
How to make story time happen at any time (Off Spring)