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While this predates the
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Chanakya Volume 2 is a typical
Hindutva POV-pusher who appears allergic to any outside influences on India (especially Greek). So he just goes around removing anything to his liking, even though it is well sourced. This type of disruption is very common in these topics, nothing new here really.
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I am literally an atheist, white guy from
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