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I turned atheist in the 90s when India went through troubled times - communal riots, bomb blasts... Mumbai, where I live, was badly affected. I blamed religion also, extremists on both sides - right and left.

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Amish Tripathi
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: October 18
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