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Weekend Mega Linkfest:Oct 13, 2012

Some interesting off beat reads for the weekend:

At the altar of Raabert (IndrajitHazra)

Robert Vadra Vs Arvind Kejriwal is also a class war (SagarikaGhose)

Can you take it Tim Sebastian ? (NewsLaundry)

Darth Vadra (GreatBong)

Cipla’s one man army (ForbesIndia)

How Apple sidesteps Billions in taxes (NYTimes)

How not to talk to your kids (NYMag)

The greatest fake art scam in history (VanityFair)

Its not about the bike (NewYorker)

What defines a meme (Smithsonian)

King Ludd is still dead (KennethRogoff)

The swinger’s guide to Islam (GlobalMail)

Travelogue:Skirting Himachal in 7 days in a Fortuner (TeamBHP)

Video: How millionaire athletes end up broke (ESPN)

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Letters

Letter from an Uncle

Interesting note from IDFC (Hattip Harish Nagpal)

 

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Video

Why the investment case for hedge funds is still sound

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Linkfest:Oct 12, 2012

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

This is not the time to get into any realty stock (FirstPost)

SEBI questions United Spirits on Diageo talks (BS)

Bondholders refuse to bail out Suzlon (Mint)

Is the next bull run really coming? (SafalNiveshak)

Life lessons from Lee Cooperman (MarketFolly)

Wall Street’s forgotten victims have some advice (MichaelLewis)

The downside of mathematics (BillBonner)

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Movie

Salute to Amitabh Bachchan

It’s Amitabh Bachchan’s 70th Bday.Its a tribute to his acting talents that even after so many years, his dialogues move audiences.Here is one very famous scene…played endlessly even now in inter-collegiate festivals and events.