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    Who was Venu Chitale? Google Doodle celebrates Indian figure's 111th birthday

    by Maryam Kara Dec 28, 2023 1 minute
    Source: Google Doodle

    Google Doodle on Thursday celebrated the late Indian writer and broadcaster Venu Chitale's 111th birthday.

    Chitale, who was from Mumbai, India, is best remembered as a writer and influential radio personality during the Second World War. She with her activism for India's .

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