What’s Worth Reading | Shreyas Recommends – (Week 52: July 21 – July 28)

• How Jains and Gujaratis took over the Belgian diamond trade from the Jews

• Maruti Suzuki is bigger than Suzuki: first of its kind milestone for an Indian MNC subsidiary

• The story of Air India crew that rescued Indians and many other nationals from war ravaged Yemen

• Indian Railways’ top two revenue generating stations: CST and Dadar. Also worth reading on why increasing railways productivity is losing to political desires

• What does Iran nuclear deal mean for India?

• Abolish Maximum Retail Price in India. It’s a remnant of the socialistic past and against best trade and consumer practices

• Limca: a 44 year old brand

• Nestle’s Maggi problems making food companies to run to insurers

• Do workers really prefer being full-time employees rather than contractors?

• How much is an average Indian life worth?

• People’s attempt to ship themselves. Quite adventurous.

• 23 successful introverts

• Are there any scientifically proven benefits of Yoga?

• And if you come across any science deniers. here’s something you can tell them

• Venture capital and the tropes start-up founders have to go through

• When your car speed upgrade is just a software update away. Of course, this could also mean that someone might hack your car leaving you helpless

• Marijuana: from psychotropic drug to health food

All 51 previous Shreyas Recommends Editions are available here

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Shreyas is a Delhi-based Consultant working with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He blogs at shreyasp.wordpress.com. He is an alumnus of IIM Indore. Follow him on InsideIIM at shreyasp.insideiim.com