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A film made with borrowed money.
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Two languages, one child.
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Cousin-brothers and cousin-sisters.
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Paratha in a lunchbox.
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Why the king could not see the horse.
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India's first woman schoolteacher, and the flowers thrown at her on the way to class.
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The language of her lap.
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The family telephone.
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A suitcase and a promise.
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Silver from a copper pot.
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A story Birbal told the court.
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Who deserved the gratitude?
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A borrowed king.
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So the stories can find you.
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One thali, one time.
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Bringing the lamp in.
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A question about enough.
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A wedding riddle.
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Swaraj is my birthright.
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Why the elephant did not pull.
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