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By way of explanation, a Coolie was of Indian or Chinese nationality, indentured labourers, who were hired for work in foreign lands, the word Coolie is traceable to a tribe from the West of India known as the Koli.
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By way of explanation, a Coolie was of Indian or Chinese nationality, indentured labourers, who were hired for work in foreign lands, the word Coolie is traceable to a tribe from the West of India known as the Koli.
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In the present torrid state of the weather, can the Oriental craftsmanship lately introduced here be properly termed Coolie labor?
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A restaurant called Ghazipur Opium Factory, or a series of airport lounges called Coolie Depots, an island resort called Prison Islands, or a gallery with Opium War memorabilia?
NYT > Home Page By LYDIA POLGREEN 2011
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"Coolie", and says he was very talented, yet so down to earth.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ians 2010
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Twenty-eight years after he survived a near fatal accident on the sets of Manmohan Desai's Hindi film 'Coolie', the 67-year-old actor says he contracted the disease, normally associated with alcoholics, through transfusion of blood from an unknown donor during emergency surgery.
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He has had a troubled medical history, starting with the accident in 1982 on the sets of the film 'Coolie'.
Tonight 2010
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He has had a troubled medical history, starting with the accident in 1982 on the sets of the film 'Coolie'.
Reuters: Top News 2010
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Amitabh Bachchan elm51 I got liver cirrhosis from 'Coolie' accident: Big B:
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010
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Movie_Headlines I got liver cirrhosis from 'Coolie' accident:
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Bureau News 2010
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