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Word: handspun (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...father, a mother to her two sons, a savior of the oppressed people of Bangladesh, military leader of the Indian army, writer, intellectual, stateswoman, politician, party-leader, tyrant, dictator and leader of the largest democracy in the world. We saw her as a Gandhian, dressed in "khadi," or handspun cloth, tirelessly travelling through the villages of India. We saw her at the White House, resplendent in her brocades, charming President Kennedy. We saw her as an international leader of the non-aligned movement and the Commonwealth of Nations. We saw her haggard face as she knelt upon the ground examining...

Author: By Vijaya Ramachandran, | Title: Remembering Indira Gandhi | 11/17/1984 | See Source »

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