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Nadia Nooreyezdan

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Freelance writer based in Mumbai. Thinking and writing about memory, identity, and her family's journey from Iran to India. Follow on Twitter: @nnooreyezdan

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The bubonic plague killed around 10 million people in India. This photo shows a temporary hospital in 1896 or 1897.

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How the 1896 Bombay Plague Changed Mumbai Forever

It reshaped the city and inspired a revolutionary vaccine.

By Nadia Nooreyezdan

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