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Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Why India is the true victor at the Olympics (Theodore Dalrymple)

Bihar’s war on alcohol (HP)

Khursheed,a Kashmiri Jawan,took 8 bullets for India (Quint)

How one tweet led Syrians to Germany (Guardian)

Rare picture of Mahatma Gandhi & Dalai Lama (Twitter)

How this 29 year old built a 180 Crore solar business (YS)

How the European harmonium become synonymous with Indian music? (Scroll)

Why the US President needs a council of Historians (Atlantic)

What drives Great Britain’s medal machine (Spectator)

In Photos:African Slavery in Iran (Guardian)

Research: Being lazy is sign of high intelligence (Independent)

The most exclusive restaurant in America (New Yorker)

Travelogue:Drive to Tawang (TeamBHP)

Mulayam Vs Akhilesh Yadav (Gossip Guru)

Naga girl fights racism with poetry (BI)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

From Rohtak to Rio (Quint)

How Karnataka CM Siddharamaiah saved his chair (Gossip Guru)

Split in Royal Indian Navy in 1947 had serious repercussions (Swarajya)

How imperfections can bring down Michaelangelo’s David (NYTimes)

The search for the Nazi Gold Train (Smithsonian)

The story of Gilgit Baltistan (IE)

The era of ‘The Bitch’ is coming (Atlantic)

The blind man who taught himself to see (Men’s Journal)

The Detectives who never forget a face (New Yorker)

The Conspiracy that brought Putin to power (GQ)

Who are our heroes and role models? (FF)

Travelogue:To Pondicherry in a Thar (TeamBHP)

Aam Aadmi Party indulges in ‘Internet Shaming’ (Scroll)

Movie Review: Kismath (Wire)

9 heart warming Raksha Bhandhan ads (BI)

Some off beat reads for the long weekend:

How the Arab World came apart (NYTimes)

The Un-Indian Civil Service (Shashi Tharoor)

India in 70 Ideas (Tunku)

In praise of failure (Ben Evans)

How the World Bank’s biggest critic became its President (Guardian)

Is Pakistan isolated? (Dawn)

How to start a startup (Sanjeev Bhikchandani)

My pre-worshipped BMW 328i (Team BHP)

Why are Indians not honoring their drinking heritage? (DailyO)

The Kolhapuri Chappal is dying (Outlook)

World’s oldest gold object (Smithsonian)

Gossip: Stash of cash for AAP party (Gossip Guru)

Hrithik Roshan: A fading star (Mint)

Why self-help Guru James Altucher owns only 15 things (NYTimes)

Science reveals how to take the perfect vacation (Tech Insider)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The inside story of the world’s biggest financial scandal (Guardian)

How does Rajinikanth make his money? (Outlook)

Why e-commerce consolidation is no panacea (Haresh Chawla)

Politics:The battle for Punjab (Open)

Startup Story:JungLEADz (Sheroes)

The story of the youngest Indian girl to climb Mt.Everest (BI)

Sanjna Kapoor:To the theatre born (Forbes)

The White House was built by slaves (Smithsonian)

As a Muslim finds harmony in OM (Dawn)

How Voltaire outsmarted the lottery (Laphams Quarterly)

Rant:Your husband allowed you to do this? (Jyoti Raghavan)

Gossip:Navjot Singh Sidhu and Amit Shah (Gossip Guru)

Facebook Wall: Arnab Vs Barkha (Unreal Times)

Ownership Review: Skoda Superb (Team BHP)

Hilarious mash-ups of Modi’s speeches (Scroll)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The culture shock of ‘Kabali’ opening (Quint)

The Narasimha Rao they don’t want you to know (Charles)

The real heroes and real villains of 1991 (Swarajya)

What’s going wrong with Prashant Kishor (Open)

Michelle Obama Carpool Karaoke (YouTube)

Is the Indian VC party over? (Newslaundry)

A terrifying journey in the world’s most dangerous jungle (OO)

The American who became a Chinese Movie Star (NYTimes)

The fake factory that pumped real money (Bloomberg)

Pics:Maruti’s Manesar Factory (Team BHP)

Why Guru Purnima is unique to Hinduism (DailyO)

Thindi Beedi:Bengaluru’s Food Street (BI)

How a park in South Korea saved local fishing (NatGeo)

How to get verified by Twitter (GQIndia)

21 Greatest Travel photographs of the year (Telegraph)