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Some off beat reads for the weekend:

How Angela Merkel became the world’s most powerful woman (NewYorker)

Congress politicians:Out of sight (Open)

Smriti Irani:She rings the school bells (Outlook)

Left,right and Tejpal (Newslaundry)

How a triad scripted the turnaround for DSP Blackrock (ForbesIndia)

Spicejet likely to go the way of Kingfisher (MoneyLife)

Prospering in India’s aviation market (Economist)

The death and rebirth of the American Mall (Smithsonian)

Anita Sakeesian:The gaming industry’s greatest adversary (BusinessWeek)

The ghosts of Bhopal (TorontoStar)

The inside story of the withdrawal of Tarun Tejpal’s invitation to TOI Litfest (UnrealTimes)

2014:Best enthusiast cars in India (TeamBHP)

The geopolitical impact of cheap oil (Feldstein)

Islamabad is dysfunctional (Irfan Husain)

What is it like to make millions trading? (Quora)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The real roots of midlife crisis (Atlantic)

The curious world of online classifieds (Open)

Then BJP entered the Kashmir Valley (Outlook)

The gallant Dogra (IDR)

The Cosby show:Is Bill Cosby a rapist? (Atlantic)

Mobile payment startup Venmo is killing cash (BusinessWeek)

Islamic State’s gradual expansion into Africa (DerSpiegel)

Hell is other people (GQ)

In Pictures:Rajnath Singh doing things (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue:Iceland (TeamBHP)

India’s Economic Hotspots (ProjectSyndicate)

Mumbai slums comes to London stage (Economist)

Ambala to Moscow (Dawn)

Gabbar Singh-A fat lazy lout-Sholay-Reassessed (JaiArjun)

The voice of God Sachin and his silences (Great Bong)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Indian Government:The full lotus (Economist)

Nehru’s son-in-law (Open)

The falsehoods of Rajdeep Sardesai (Newslaundry)

Luxurious hotels that prosperous travelers love the most (ForbesIndia)

Repeal 66A (MediaCrooks)

The Bonanza Bean:Coffee (NationalGeographic)

Just how inflated are parent’s opinions about their kids? (BusinessWeek)

A black entrepreneur in Silicon Valley (FastCompany)

The story of Tupperware (MentalFloss)

How one man went from homeless to CEO (Inc)

In Pictures:Poll affidavits of various politicians  (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue:Phuket (TeamBHP)

Dependable luxury cars for 10-15 Lakhs (TeamBHP)

The return of the Dollar (El Erian)

Mount Kailash:The mountain no one can climb (Sanskriti)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Jignesh Shah: A Shah Overthrown (Caravan)

How Jayalalithaa still rules Tamil Nadu (Open)

Story Of The Czar And The Commissar (Outlook)

Madhukar Parekh of Pidilite is moving from strength to strength (ForbesIndia)

The art of not working at work (Atlantic)

Selfie:  A cultural obsession (VF)

An economic miracle in East Germany (NewYorker)

How the Word “OK” Was Invented 175 Years Ago (Smithsonian)

India Vs China:The battle for global manufacturing (BusinessWeek)

The real reason why Robert Vadra scuffled with the reporter (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue:Bali (TeamBHP)

Significance of Shri Guru Nanak Birthday celebrations (Sanskriti)

Subramaniam Swamy rips Arnab Goswamy apart (TimesNow)

The rise of anonymous group suicide in Japan (Atlantic)

The man who got America high (Narratively)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The 3 men who rule India (Open)

Frank Bourassa:The world’s top counterfeiter (GQ)

The horror before the ISIS beheadings (NYTimes)

Travelogue:North Sikkim (TeamBHP)

Movie Review:Happy New Year (VigilIdiot)

Deifying Ravana (Sanskriti)

How much income puts you in the 1%? (Atlantic)

Diary of a mobile entrepreneur (Rajeev Chandrashekhar)

Why Bobby Jindal wants to be white (Tehelka)

Why the existence of Pakistan is not in India’s interest (IDR)

A few author stories (GreatBong)

Iran:The revolution is over (Economist)

Before the startup (Paul Graham)

What are the most interesting startups of 2014 (Quora)

The classic 1902 story:The Monkey’s Paw (Slate)