 
                                Kunal Purandare
@kunaljp
Editor-Desk at Forbes India. Author of Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster's Master & Vinod Kambli: The Lost Hero
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https://www.amazon.in/Ramakant-Achrekar-Master-Blasters/dp/9351941167/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1495079 28-11-2008 14:23:28
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        Podcast | Kunal Purandare discusses the magazine's 16th anniversary issue. The episode explores essays on India's resilience to global shocks, the rise of longevity science, AI's evolving role in work, why sport matters beyond medals and much more forbesindia.com/audio/audio/16…
 
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