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Word: chowdhuri (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1931-1931
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Usage:

...Miss Santi Ghose, daughter of the late Professor Debendra Ghose of Comilla College, and the other was Miss Sunity Chowdhuri, also an undergraduate. They presented a petition, asking that Mr. Stevens arrange a swimming competition among their classmates. "But my dear young ladies," smiled the Magistrate, "surely your headmistress is the proper person to consult in this matter. However, I will read your petition...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Bengal Pains | 12/28/1931 | See Source »

While he did so, Miss Ghose and Miss Chowdhuri drew automatic pistols from their schoolgirl saris (shawls) and foully murdered Magistrate Stevens by pumping his chest full of lead at point blank range. A British orderly who dashed in was wounded in the hand by one of the schoolgirls last shots. Perfectly composed, they were locked up in the local British jail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Bengal Pains | 12/28/1931 | See Source »

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