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The real-life ‘slumdog millionaire’

Only one contestant has ever won the grand prize on India’s version of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire. His name was Harshvardhan Nawathe and while he wasn’t a “slumdog,” he now devotes much of his time to impoverished children in Mumbai. Salon.com shares the inspiring true story of how Nawathe escaped the relentless glow of celebrity, started a […]