Some off beat reads for the weekend:
Gallant saga of Indian soldiers in Haifa, Israel (SAT)
Has EU really solved its energy crisis? (RT)
Why did Pakistan crackdown on Bangladesh, Balochistan in March (NDB)
The Royal Reckoning (Open)
Most Canadians are indifferent to the British Crown (Jacobin)
Thread: The Blood Jewelry of Queen Elizabeth II (Bharadwaj)
Mikhail Gorbachev gave Russia a chance (Sergey Radchenko)
Jews and Keralaputras (Times of Israel)
Karoke Man (Truly Adventurous)
RTI in Bihar (Fifty Two)
Cocktails in India come of age (Mint)
The legendary Bhimji Parekh of Surat (BBC)
Thread: Bhaskara Sethupathi, Raja of Ramnad (Cogito)
The 250 Mile Trans Bhutan Trail (Smithsonian)
Travelogue: Athirappally Waterfalls, Kerala (Team BHP)