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The first show held on 6 January 2018, had over 7000 people in attendance. Tenma brought in artists from Madras Indie
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as the inspiration for his stage name. He says, "I didn’t want caste, religion, and the identity given to me at birth. I didn’t want my family name because that’s a different person. He lived without knowing anything. Tenma at least knows something. I read this Manga book called
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