A list of good reads
- Reuters via MSN has the story of Kobus Olivier—the chief executive of the Ukraine Cricket Federation—and how he is surviving the invasion. Short but sweet.
- Inverse explains why aiming to be happy is bad for you—and what you should aim for instead.
- Also in Inverse: The sacred craft of bone-setters in Kashmir—looking at healers who use spirituality and science.
- The Guardian has a handy guide to growing a garden when you have zero outside space.
- Quartz has an interesting look at how uber-expensive luxury cars like Porsche remain profitable.
- The India Forum has an illuminating book review on the Dravidian model of economics.
- Sandip Roy in Mint Lounge offers tribute to our guilty pleasures—be they Bappi Lahiri or Boney M.
- BBC News looks at the surprising links between what you eat and how well you sleep.
- India captain Mithali Raj in Scroll explains why winning the World Cup really matters to the women’s team.
- Ashley Stimpson in LongReads writes on the irresistible allure of the Hare Krishna for young men and women living in the American heartland.
- The New Republic has an eye-opening piece on how IKEA is destroying Romania’s trees. The country has one of the largest old-growth forests left in the world, home to ancient and rare species.
- Adam Fales in Dilettante Army pens an absorbing essay on the motif of the haunted house in literature.
- Mehul Devkala’s essay in The Telegraph pays tribute to the complex history of Godhra—on the eve of the anniversary of the horrific 2002 massacre.