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In 2014, Indian doctors performed a record-breaking surgery in which they extracted 232 teeth from the mouth of a then 17-year-old boy. The surgery had a seven-hour duration. Ashik Gavai, the teen from whose mouth the teeth were extracted, was brought to Mumbai for medical care, by his father Suresh Gavai. "I was worried that it may turn out to be cancer so I brought him to Mumbai," said Suresh. Dr. Sunanda Dhiware, head of Mumbai's JJ Hospital's dental department told the BBC Ashik was brought in with a swelling in his right jaw. After suffering for 18 months with local doctors in Ashik's village unable to diagnose Ashik's ailment, he was brought to the city. His condition was described as being "very rare". "Ashik's malaise was diagnosed as a complex composite odontoma where a single gum forms lots of teeth. It's a sort of benign tumour," said Dr Dhiware. "At first, we couldn't cut it out so we had to use the...

Gadi Sagar lake  Today, we'll discover interesting things about the second most populous country in the world - India. We'll start with the outstanding facts then end with general ones. 1. An Indian, Vijay Kumar V.A holds the record for the most teeth in a mouth. He has 37 teeth, five more than the average number for adults.   2. India exports over $415 million worth of hair annually. It is estimated that about 40,000 pilgrims - especially those who cannot afford to donate money or jewelry - donate their hair in temples every day, as a spiritual offering. 3. India is the world's largest milk producer, followed by the US, China, Pakistan and Brazil. India produces 21% of the world's global milk output. 4.  Mawsynram and  Cherrapunji, the two wettest places in the world, are found in India.  Mawsynram receives an annual rainfall of 11,871 millimeters, while Cherrapunji, only 15 kilometers from Mawsynram, receives 11,777 mill...

27-year-old Raphael Samuel, a Mumbai businessman is suing his parents for bringing him into this difficult world without his consent. Samuel is a self-identified 'antinatalist' advocate; antinatalists believe that people should abstain from procreation because it is morally wrong to give birth to sentient beings without asking for their consent. Samuel told  The Paper , “ I want to tell all Indian kids that they don’t owe their parents anything. ” “I love my parents, and we have a great relationship, but they had me for their joy and their pleasure. My life has been amazing, but I don’t see why I should put another life through the rigamarole of school and finding a career, especially when they didn’t ask to exist. ” Samuel has a Facebook page dedicated to the antinatalist cause, in which he shares posts about antinatalism. In one of such posts, he ponders, “ Why should I suffer? Why must I be stuck in traffic? Why must I work? Why must I face wars? Why must I ...

A male dog was gang-raped and mutilated by four men in Mumbai, India, on November 17, 2018. The dog was succored by animal welfare non-governmental organization Animals Matter To Me (AMTM), who took the dog to a veterinary clinic.  Sadly, the dog succumbed to his injuries, dying in his sleep four days after admission, on November 21, 2018. The dog was given the name 'Courage' upon admission. Courage suffered from excessive bleeding and internal injuries after being gang-raped by four men who are believed to have been under the influence of drugs. Courage was severely traumatized after the incident and would get scared and scream whenever someone tried to touch him at the clinic. The veterinarian who treated Courage revealed that someone had tried to fold his hind legs near his pelvis, in addition to gang-raping and mutilating him. Courage's remains will be sent for a post-mortem evaluation. A local resident, Sudha Fernandes - who regularly feeds the stray animals ...