Some off beat reads for the weekend:
Why Polarization is not evil (Manu Joseph)
On ‘Hindu Terror’ (Makarand Paranjape)
Awakening Bharat Mata (Swapan Dasgupta)
Bengal 2019 is a warm up (Indrani Bagchi)
The Battle of Sirhind (Harpreet)
Who killed Olof Palme? (Guardian)
Baijiu in America (SCMP)
The most dangerous man in the world (ATimes)
Profile: Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (BI)
Why the writing in GOT Season 8 feels off (Wired)
A Letter to Ruskin Bond (K Vijayakrishnan)
Calicut & the discovery of Brazil (LHI)
A Warrior King and a goat’s eyes (Manu Pillai)
The truth about the French Fry (BBC Travel)
Obituary: I M Pei (L A Times)