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Deepa Alexander

Deepa Alexander is a Senior Deputy Editor with The Hindu in Chennai. She writes across feature supplements on heritage, history, art, books, travel and music. When she is not editing MetroPlus and Weekend she can be found strolling through ancient sites and cantonments. An avid quizzer, she loves trivia on the British Raj, the military and the World Wars. She holds a doctorate in Ethnicity and Nationalism.

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