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Weekend Mega Linkfest:Sept 19,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The rise and rise of Xi Jinping (Economist)

What will the coming elections mean for Kashmir? (Caravan)

Yogi Adityanath and his tricks (Tehelka)

India Inc’s fund finding mission (Forbes India)

Tibet:The real issue (IDR)

Why I hope to die at 75 (Atlantic)

How gangs took over prisons (Atlantic)

China:The world’s biggest polluter (Rolling Stone)

Stay out of religious wars in the Middle East (Reuters)

How to succeed in Silicon Valley without really trying (NewRepublic)

More than half of rape victims in US Military are men (GQ)

How Modi Govt got Ajit Singh to vacate his official residence (Unreal Times)

Travelogue: A China Trip (TeamBHP)

Bad Culture (Great Bong)

What were Warren Buffett’s worst investments? (Quora)

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Another example of why shareholders are wary of Andhra Promoters

(Hat Tip:Jagadeeswaran)

If the promoter is a

Raju or a Reddy

Better sell quickly

Before you lose your “chaddi”

-Old Dalal Street saying

Another example to buttress this point is that of Amara Raja Batteries.

Amara Raja is seeking approval through a postal ballot, that ends on Friday, for entering into a lease agreement with Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd (ARIPL) to “take on lease land measuring 62 acres for a period of 99 years for total consideration of Rs 40.30 crore with effect from October 1”.

The land is in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema region. The new lease is in the vicinity of Amara Raja’s existing premises, part of the proposed 482 acres of an industrial park being developed by ARIPL. The company has undertaken expansion for enhancing the capacity in both industrial and automotive batteries at Nunegundlapalle village, Bangarupalyam mandal, in Chittoor district.

These facilities have already been put up on 100 acres of land taken on a 99-year leases from ARIPL. The listed firm’s promoters, Ramachandra Galla and Jayadev Galla, are directors of ARIPL and with their relatives own all the paid-up capital-from BS

So Amara Raja wants to pay its promoters upfront for a 99 year lease.

The above ditty should now be modified to:

If the promoter is a

Galla,Raju or a Reddy

Better sell quickly

Before you lose your “chaddi”

 

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Business model of Indian media is broken

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Linkfest:September 19,2014

Some stuff I am reading today morning:

Nifty at 10000 in 12 months? (FreeFinCal)

Narendra Modi is the new rockstar PM (Time)

Modi’s impossible choices on the petroleum front (Mani)

Royal Enfield takes on Harley Davidson in the US (Bloomberg)

The secret world of Dunkin Donuts Franchisee Kings (Boston Globe)

Seth Klarman:We are recreating the markets of 2007 (ZeroHedge)

Gold looks like death (BI)

Who wins in the financial casino? (Naked Capitalism)

Some simple tips to save money (Anand)

Use bonus option of mutual funds to save tax (ApnaPlan)

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