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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)

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)

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)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

New Delhi’s Holy Trinity (Open)

In pictures:The Congress Gallery (GreatBong)

India is awake but Modiphobia continues (NitiCentral)

How a group of home buyers in Gurgaon tamed DLF (Caravan)

Stupid guy goes back to India (JaiArjun)

Travelogue:Mystical North Sikkim (TeamBHP)

The dogs of war (NationalGeographic)

The bike helmet law that triggered an insurgency in Nigeria (Atlantic)

Amazon’s wholesale slaughter (Forbes)

The trouble with IBM (BusinessWeek)

Murder in the name of Islam (Dawn)

Thailand’s coup:The path to the throne (Economist)

Narendra Modi:India’s strongman (Economist)

Movie Review:The Xpose (VigilIdiot)

In pictures:Yogendra Yadav sleeping (UnrealTimes)

Some off beat reads for the weekend:

Modi brings India’s Opposition to power.Now what? (BusinessWeek)

India’s Shinzo Abe (ProjectSyndicate)

Good Bye and Good Riddance, Dr.Singh (GreatBong)

Grinning at the Congress’ funeral (FirstPost)

What the death of homepages means for the future of news (Atlantic)

Facebook Wall:Initial reactions to Modi win (UnrealTimes)

Movie Review:Hawa Hawaii (JaiArjun)

We are drinking whiskey faster than distillers can make (Smithsonian)

Modi targets news traders (GossipGuru)

Taking the taxi across the Saudi desert (NewStatesman)

The Unmothered:Losing your mom (NewYorker)

How Thailand’s most notorious prison became a fight club (MensJournal)

President of Uruguay is the President of Chill (Vice)

Travelogue:Kaziranga National Park,Assam (TeamBHP)

Food:What exactly is a Roti Concept Cafe? (MumbaiBoss)