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DhanushkodiDhanushkodi was a city at the southern tip of the Rameswaram island, at the eastern coast of the Tamil Nadu state of India. It was the closest point on the Indian coast to Sri Lanka, until it was washed away in 1964 in a devastating cyclone. Also destroyed was the rail bridge connecting the town to the mainland, and a trainload of passengers was washed into the sea. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam the current President of India was born in Dhanushkodi.
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