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Here’s everything you need to know about African-Indians: The Siddis
Descendants of merchants, sailors and slaves from South East Africa, Siddis are an ethnic group settled in India, Pakistan and Srilanka. They are believed to be descendants of the Bantu people of East Africa. Around the 13th century, they were first brought to India as slaves by the Arabs, and then the Portuguese and finally by the British. Many worked as labourers,…
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Weird and Unusual Sports you’ve Never Probably Heard of.
Soccer, basketball, cricket, rugby, swimming etc are some of the sports which everyone has heard of but What you may not know is that there are an incredible amount of sports being played around the world that are completely unrecognizable like Extreme Ironing or Chess Boxing. Curious to know more? Here is the list of some of the weirdest and…
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Get To Know About The Teeth Archer Of India
After witnessing archery, what do you think you need to be a successful archer? Right coordination of hands and eyes with full concentration? But what if you don’t have an arm? Ever imagined shooting a bull’s eye with the teeth? Yes, you hear it right, Abhishek Thaware has proven every norm wrong and has succeeded in becoming the first meritious…
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The Untold Story Of India’s First Gold Medallist In The Paralympics: Murlikant Petkar
Murlikant Petkar has won the first Paralympic gold medal for India. He has also set a world record while doing so. He has a bullet lodged in his spinal cord. This man, who is resilience personified, who is the true definition of never-give-up, is not even acknowledged by his neighbours for his accomplishments. “But I don’t blame them. When I came…
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