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— umair haque (@umairh) October 3, 2014
Author: Raoji
America’s next top Modi
Weekend Mega Linkfest: October 03,2014
Wishing all readers a very Happy Dassera.
Some off beat reads for the long weekend:
The Elon Musk interview about Mars (Aeon)
The American myth about the self made man (Slate)
Who killed Bugsy Siegel, the creator of Las Vegas? (LAMag)
Vassilis Paleokostas: The Uncatchable (BBC)
Facebook Wall:Reactions to Modi’s Clean India Campaign (UnrealTimes)
Travelogue: Driving in the Scottish Highlands (TeamBHP)
Jackfruit is on its way to become a global star (Open)
India’s gherkin exports are booming (Caravan)
L&T: Armed but not commissioned (ForbesIndia)
Beheadings as terror marketing (Atlantic)
The importance of friendship diversity (NYMag)
Narendra Modi frees Gandhi and Shastri from the Congress (FirstPost)
7 Simple Ways to find original ideas (BI)
Cheetahs spend 90% of their days sitting around (Smithsonian)
What turned Warren Buffett into a car guy? (BusinessWeek)
Linkfest:October 02,2014
Some stuff I am reading today morning:
Modi enlists Indian CEOs to build toilets,sweep streets (Bloomberg)
Why would it cost an average Mumbaikar 34 years of income to buy a home in Mumbai (FirstPost)
20 stocks to play upturn in economy:Morgan Stanley (MoneyControl)
Is the IIM charm fading? (Mint)
Estate planning is key to avoiding family conflicts (FE)
The story of Horlicks (BS)
Bill Gross’s investing secret (BusinessWeek)
Ello:The world’s fastest growing social network (Recode)
Why oil is crashing (BI)
Bapu in Beliaghata (Hindu)