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87:. In Delhi, OTHL runs in 18 government schools. Overall it trains over 4000 students in 90 schools across five cities. The cost of about Rs.12 lakhs a year is spent by Arumugam on his own, with part of the support coming from donations from friends, and the proceeds from his hockey books.
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