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    For children: Siblings Zain and Aditi learn about industrialist Ratan Tata’s love for animals
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    A new book examines how Adivasi groups have negotiated the Indian socio-political-economic space
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    For children: Khichdi, mulligatawny soup, and other culinary gifts from India to the world
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Watch: Scuba divers with Chennai Chess Olympiad 2022 mascot Thambi play a game underwater

To celebrate the ongoing 44th Chess Olympiad, the mascot and other divers played a match 60 feet under water in Neelankarai, Chennai.

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Aug 02, 2022 · 04:16 pm
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— Dr V P Jeyaseelan (@jeyaseelan_vp) August 1, 2022

Do you think Chess is played only on the land? Well, you are mistaken!🌟

While Thambi was exploring the underwaters of Chennai while displaying one of his several hundred superpowers, he found something unique! pic.twitter.com/m2MqsBQgR9

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