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Word: handspun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...only India's biggest political party (10½ million members), it is also the largest association in the world of people pledged to puritanism (Indian brand). To join, one must give up liquor. If he entertains political ambitions, he must give up wearing anything but khadi (handspun cloth), and content himself with a modest salary. Recently the Congress press has been scandalized by rumors that Indian ambassadors abroad serve liquor at parties...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: The Censorious Bachelor | 1/3/1949 | See Source »

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