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Indian village cheers for Harris during swearing-in as US VP
Her maternal grandfather was born in the village of Thulasendrapuram, about 350 kilometers from the southern coastal city of Chennai.
Wed Jan 20 2021
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Indian village cheers for Harris before swearing-in as US VP
A tiny, lush-green Indian village surrounded by rice paddy fields was beaming with joy Wednesday hours before its descendant, Kamala Harris, takes her oath of office.
Wed Jan 20 2021
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Kamala Harris's ancestral village in India gets festive as Biden leads count
The lush, green village in the south India has also been decked out in posters of Harris, with prayers offered at the local Hindu temple.
Thu Nov 05 2020