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... that Indian cricketer Mukundrao Pai's altercation with a British army major, J. G. Greig, resulted in the Bombay Quadrangular introducing neutral umpires in 1916?
... that the horse Sardar was gifted to Jacqueline Kennedy during her 1962 goodwill tour of Pakistan?
... that the 19-year-old Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala was the captain of the first all-Indian cricket team to tour England in 1911?
... that Ganggang, an Indianapolis-based cultural development firm for Black artists, created a fine art fair called "Butter" that also included a dance party called "Melt"?
... that Abdul Ghani Azhari wrote Qadim Tarikh-e-Gujjar in Urdu, detailing the ancient history of Gujjars in India?
... that the name of the Indian city Bangalore could be derived from a Kannada word meaning 'town of boiled beans'?
... that Phomen Singh, an early Indian migrant to New Zealand, sold sweets and chutneys out of a suitcase?
... that Indian women's hockey player Elvera Britto and her sisters would stitch their own team uniforms while playing in the 1960s?
... that a 1963 gas explosion in Indianapolis during a Holiday on Ice show was one of the worst disasters in Indiana history?
... that the Indy Bag Ladies, one of the oldest AIDS fundraising organizations, is a group of activist drag queens in Indianapolis who have raised more than $1 million for AIDS patients?

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