Indiana Joneses & Other Reads




General Reads



  • Calling all Indiana Joneses: Clue to Undiscovered Asokan Inscriptions (Telegraph India)

  • What you need to know about India's missile defence shield. Read the comments also. (Dawn - yes, its a Pakistani newspaper)

  • China's Cultural Revolution: No desire to dwell on the past (BBC)




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Controversial Read



  • Reconciling three narratives about global growth (Bloomberg)




Anecdote





In a test match between Australia and West Indies, Ramnaresh Sarwan scored a superb century. In that innings, Glenn McGrath bowled an unplayable bouncer that zoomed past Sarwan’s face. McGrath went up to Sarwan and said, "How does Lara’s d%ck taste, mate?”. Sharp came the reply from Sarwan: ”Go and ask your wife.”