Some off beat reads for the weekend:
A story about a Hindu Bengali refugee (Arunudoy)
Hindutva is Hinduism that resists (DNA)
Why foes of BJP may be right this time (Manu Joseph)
The Big Scandal of Indology (Subhash Kak)
Your life is driven by Network Effects (James Currier)
How fitness app Stava became a religion (Guardian)
The empty seat on a crowded Japanese train (Japan Times)
The Middle Eastern problem Soleimani figured out (Hassan Hassan)
What does Mohammed Bin Zayed want? (NY Times)
Confessions of Tipu Sultan (My India)
Ayub the first (Dawn)
Conversation with Mohammed Hanif (SCMP)
The Commissioner who left Bombay bankrupt (Mid Day)
19th Century American Slave Sale & Auction Ads (Mind Circle)
The Indian Food Thali (Vandana Jayrajan)