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Dashrath Manjhi: The Mountain Man
The story of a common man, Dashrath Manjhi, who overcame all odds and single-handedly carved a 360 feet long road through a 300 feet tall mountain. Or so they call him, the Mountain man. In 1960 Manjhi's wife was fatally injured while trekking for about 70 kilometres around the rocky
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Lupin Part 2: Release date, cast and spoilers
Lupin premiered its first part on Netflix on 8th January and has garnered worldwide success as the most watched show in the first quarter of the year. Inspired by the works of novelist Maurice Leblanc's Arsene Lupin, Gentleman Burglar, the series features a world of trickery and disguise fuelled by
Mepoho: The Mijikenda prophetess who foresaw the coming of Europeans and Asians
Prophetess Mepoho is regarded as one of the most respected and honoured prophetess in African history. Not only did she foresee the coming of the pale ones (Europeans) and their transport vehicles, her appearance and disappearance were so mysterious that it did send a chill in the Mijikenda community. She
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Mekatilili wa Menza: The African Heroine who resisted the colonial British with her dance
The story of Mekatilili wa Menza is quite a unique story of female heroism in the era of fighting for independence from the colonial powers, who were threatening the existence of African culture, considering the fact that Africa as a whole, in traditional governance, women were considered weak and were
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