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On 20th October, 1962, Chinese PLA launched attacks on Indian positions in both Ladakh and NEFA, sparking off the Sino-Indian border war. The conflict hides a resonating story that would shape Kolkata's vibrant food culture in years to come (1/n) 
There was a small family of Chinese immigrants who lived in Shillong and owned a small eatery. But things changed for them as the war broke out and on a cold November morning, the sounds of army boots woke the family up (2/n)
One eight-year-old little girl, with her parents and siblings, were overnight uprooted from their home, sent on a train to Jaipur with thousands of other Chinese-origin people, and interned at Deoli refugee camp (3/n)
