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Sabu (Still from "The Thief of Baghdad") (Source: allstarpics (Sabu gallery))
Have you heard of Mysore-born Sabu who, at one point in time, was one of the richest actors in Hollywood?
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (Source: NASA (International Space Station Imagery))
This Malaysian surgeon and astronaut has a curious link to India.

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Belur and brilliant beryls

The name of the gemstone, beryl, probably originates from the Prakrit veruliya and Sanskrit vaidurya- which might be of Dravidian provenance. One theory points its source to the city of Velur (modern Belur, Karnataka). Derivatives such as brilliant and beryllium share these origins.