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Weekend Mega Linkfest:June 27,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Are we on course for World War 3? (Reuters)

How Sonia and Rahul went one up on Robert Vadra in real estate caper (Firstpost)

Who else is the beneficiary of CSD liquor? (IndianDefenceReview)

The return of NSE midcap funds (ForbesIndia)

Nayantara Sahgal’s battle with Indira Gandhi (Caravan)

Living the Fitbit life (NewYorker)

The Dubai stock market crashed 25% (BusinessWeek)

Why are we grossed out by women with armpit hair? (NYMag)

The Pope’s Holy War (Medium)

Humshakals-Not a review (GreatBong)

Transcript:What happened when Aamir Khan met Narendra Modi (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue:Splendid South Africa (TeamBHP)

How to sell digital products online (Labnol)

Should you join the cold pressed juice drinking brigade? (MumbaiBoss)

Guess who is the jerk? (Aeon)

I was sure freezing my eggs would solve everything (BuzzFeed)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: June 20,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Hafeez Contractor:The slumdog millionaire architect (NYTimes)

Luis Suarez: Soccer’s most beautiful player (ESPN)

10 New Indian travel destinations you have not heard of (CondeNast)

Who will be India’s Alibaba- Snapdeal or Flipkart? (Forbes)

Poems:Draupadi Asks (Caravan)

Infosys:The burden of legacy (Open)

Pakistan’s Domestic Jihad (IndianDefenceReview)

Barack Obama and the Three Hundred (NewYorker)

The new map of the Middle East (Atlantic)

When the World Cup is on, stock markets go quiet (Bloomberg)

Disintegration of Iraq had its roots in World War I (Smithsonian)

Arabian Sea takes revenge on Mumbai (MumbaiBoss)

InPictures:How Modi solved Goa MLA Brazil trip controversy (UnrealTimes)

Travelogue:Exploring Karnataka (TeamBHP)

10 Things you should include in your website (Labnol)

What are some mind blowing facts about Indian Railways? (Quora)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 13 June,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

The burden of being Messi (NYTimes)

Why river linking is necessary to save India from disaster (Newslaundry)

Rebooting Mindtree (ForbesIndia)

Why I joined the Sangh and why I left (Caravan)

Prakash Karat:The last General Secretary (Open)

Does Internet Advertising work at all? (Atlantic)

What does a Jihadist state look like? (Slate)

The Legend of Ivory Coast’s Les Elephants (Grantland)

Pele,Garrincha and the two souls of Brazilian soccer (Grantland)

Driving through New Zealand (TeamBHP)

Story behind finding a house for rent in Delhi (Rodinhoods)

God wonders what happens to humans after they die (TheOnion)

What are some of India’s best kept secrets? (Quora)

A brief look at the life and work of Amrita Sher-Gil (MumbaiBoss)

Leaked:Akhilesh Yadav’s Gmail Inbox (UnrealTimes)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest:June 06,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

How to become an Oligarch (SimonJohnson)

Why you should worry more about your profile picture (NYMag)

Why Reliance wasn’t the biggest problem at Network 18 (Caravan)

Deconstructing the collapse of Sahara (ForbesIndia)

The last Court legend (Tehelka)

Ajit Doval-The Chanakya in the team (IDR)

I sold my startup for $25.5 Million.Here’s how I did it (Slate)

Mao & Forever (ForeignAffairs)

Amazon Women:Is there truth behind the myth? (Smithsonian)

In Pictures:Dr.Subramaniam Swamy doing things (UnrealTimes)

Auto Review:Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (TeamBHP)

How to find the person behind an email address (Labnol)

Who wants to shoot an elephant? (GQ)

The Neck: The other side of the face (ParisReview)

Will Modi repeat Sabarmati truimph with Ganga,Yamuna? (NitiCentral)

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Weekend Mega Linkfest: 31 May,2014

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

How Disney got investors for Disneyland (Smithsonian)

A matter of Modi ministry (Open)

Article 370:The untold story (IndianDefenceReview)

J&K Bank shares hit by rumours of NPAs of 2500 Crores (Moneylife)

The dream time of the world cup (Roads&Kingdoms)

Travelogue:A Scorpio to Himachal (TeamBHP)

Status symbols in Pakistan (Dawn)

Why its so hard for men to see misogyny (Slate)

Dads who do dishes raise ambitious daughters (NYMag)

Europe’s Ukrainian life line (GeorgeSoros)

How to become a Crorepati with normal income (NDTV)

Vaastu Shastra- Tips (IREF)

Laundry wars of Silicon Valley (NYMag)

Mumbai locals start crime fighting trend (MumbaiMirror)

Hedge fund investors are not as dumb as they look (Bloomberg)