{"feedItems":[{"attributeExtensions":{},"authors":[],"baseUri":"https://fluentblog.azurewebsites.net","categories":[],"content":{"attributeExtensions":{},"type":"html"},"contributors":[],"copyright":null,"elementExtensions":[],"id":null,"lastUpdatedTime":"2017-08-01T13:11:27.153+00:00","links":[{"attributeExtensions":{},"baseUri":null,"elementExtensions":[],"length":0,"mediaType":null,"relationshipType":"alternate","title":null,"uri":"https://fluentblog.azurewebsites.net/post/2006/12/29/The-Four-Wives"}],"publishDate":"2006-12-29T19:13:00+00:00","sourceFeed":null,"summary":{"text":"Once upon a time, there lived a king who had four wives.\n\nHe adored his fourth queen so much that he always used to gift her with loads of ornaments and other such adornments. 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Looked around on internet and summarized some of the great contributions. Interestingly all of these contributions are ancient.  Links provide more information on each contribution. Jai ho\u2026","type":"text","attributeExtensions":{}},"title":{"text":"What India gave to the World?","type":"text","attributeExtensions":{}}}]}