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Meet the Real Slumdog Millionaire

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 23, 2009 12:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – Slumdog Millionaire is a hot topic of conversation in India, where it’s alternately viewed with pride and scorn, and few have a more interesting perspective on it than Harshvardhan Nawathe—the real slumdog millionaire. Nawathe is the only person to ever win it all... Read full story »

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