Some off beat reads for the weekend:
India- The Republic of Sorrow (M J Akbar)
Massive under-reporting of deaths in Gujarat ( Deepak Patel)
The origin of Covid ( The Bulletin)
Hamas & Netanyahu are gambling dangerously (New Yorker)
The Arab Street is quiet (TOI)
Break the Fear barrier and speak for Palestine ( Al Jazeera)
Racism increases in Germany ( RT)
Why Lebanese are giving up their pets ( Mint)
The plan to kill Osama Bin Laden ( Politico)
The economics of movie-product placements (The Hustle)
Why Millenials can’t grow up (Atlantic)
Understanding Car Air-Conditioners (Team BHP)
Cairo’s haunted ‘Temple-Palace’ (LHI)
Remembering Naushad ( Ajay Mankotia)
How to tell if you are from a middle-class Indian household (Shashank)