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Varun Gupta

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BA History & English Literature

Member since Jul 12, 2021

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Varun was part of the winning team for the 2018 Berlin International History Olympiad. He has an avid interest in alternate history and science fiction. He enjoys reading, music, and travel.

Who is Malik Ambar? The African Slave turned Indian Mercenary Kingmaker

Leading his army of freed slaves to guard fabulously wealthy lands far from his Ethiopian home, Malik Ambar embodies the rags to riches story like no one else.

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