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FROM DOOM TO BLOOM - Humayun's Tomb Gardens - 2003-04-19
NEW DELHI - 'I am not the star of the show,' Ritesh Nanda protests as he shies away from the range of our cameraman Amit Kumar
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'I am not the star of the show,' Ritesh Nanda protests as he shies away from the range of our cameraman Amit Kumar's focus, 'the star is behind you.'
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