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The story of Ponniyin Selvan was serialised in Kalki, a Tamil magazine, by writer and journalist Kalki Krishnamurthy in 1955.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 2022
But relatively early in the novel Kalki, narrating in adulthood as a university lecturer in Toronto, breaks the illusion of his own divinity — and any illusion that his childhood had been blessed.
From New York Times • Nov. 16, 2021
That the character is also disabled adds another layer, said leading actress and Bollywood star Kalki Koechlin.
From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2014
Des O'Connor, Dusty Limits, Jonny Woo, Kalki Hula and Sarah-Louise Young are just some of the entertainers you'll find yourselves tripping up over.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2011
When the Lord comes in the Kalki, the tenth, Avat�ra, He fights on the battlefield and is overcome.
From Avatâras Four lectures delivered at the twenty-fourth anniversary meeting of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras, December, 1899 by Besant, Annie Wood
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