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WhatILearntFrom

What I learnt from Peter Bernstein

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Links

Linkfest : 26 November, 2019

Some stuff I am reading today morning :

How Rana Kapoor made 20 Billion to loans of 60 Billion to Indiabulls Group ( OB )

Axis Bank, Stan Chart CEOs face NCLT heat ( ET )

Last nail in the capex coffin ( Mint )

Sector Watch : Real Estate stocks ( BS )

The great cost compression in financial services ( Naked Beta )

Does Value Investing work in India? ( Aarati Krishnan )

Bull Headed ( Humble Dollar )

Secret Diary of Y V Reddy (OB)

Making sense of the New Capitalists ( Haresh Chawla)

How Crypto Queen Ruja Ignatova scammed the world ( BBC )

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BookReview

Book Review : Savarkar

The Book ‘Savarkar’ is written by Vikram Sampath, a well known author and Founder- Director of the Bangalore Literature Festival.

As the title suggests, the Book covers the life and times of Savarkar from 1883-1924.

Savarkar is one of the intellectual Giants who have died decades back and yet their thoughts and ideas take center stage even today in India’s politics

In the last Lok Sabha elections, Rahul Gandhi bitterly criticized Savarkar. In Maharashtra’s state elections, both Shiv Sena and BJP promised Bharat Ratna to Savarkar. As such , Savarkar is still relevant.

My interest in Savarkar came about in this video clip of beloved PM Vajpayeeji praising Savarkar. Please watch the first Ninety seconds…I have never seen such a powerful tribute to any person ever.

After reading the book, I fully endorse each and every tribute given to Savarkar by Vajpayeeji.

The Book is a very serious biography and is backed by meticulous research.

It beautifully captures the British Raj in India and the abysmal and piteous conditions of the Indians under them.

The author does a masterful job in weaving the narrative and ensuring it remains fast paced.

After reading the Book, one can probably understand why Savarkar is probably more popular in Maharashtra than Mahatma Gandhi .

I would strongly recommend this book to very serious students of history.

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Movie

It’s hard to know

Amusing movie scene which highlights the importance of legwork and scuttlebutt

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Chart Shipping

Shipping : Turn of the Tide