Word: hindustanis
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...draftee. You're sitting in nowhere after a hard day and you have nothing to read but a couple of old magazines you've read ten times. It's raining solidly, so there aren't any movies. The Indian radio is full of Urdu and Hindustani and that monotonous music which drives Caucasians crazy. So you go out and get yourself a bottle and a woman. This may sound silly or sissy or something, but when you turn on your set and hear good old corny Jack Benny and stuff like that, well, you might, just...
...Cripps negotiations, was in India during last year's riots and thus had opportunity to follow developments step by step. As Commander in Chief and member of the Viceroy's Council he showed considerable military administrative ability and frequently some gift for diplomacy. He speaks Hindustani and has many friends among Indians, though mostly in princely and military circles...
...doubts which stirred the world, and not the least of Winston Churchill's services was the fact that he had eloquently stimulated them. By indirection, he had done a certain service to the U.S., and he had conferred an additional responsibility upon all Americans. Said the pro-Congress Hindustani Times of Delhi: "Except for the voice of America, nowhere do we hear the language of idealism. But how is America going to ensure that the coming peace will leave the world a better place to live...
...colonel called his Indians to attention and spoke to them in Urdu. Though Rommel speaks English, he does not know Urdu, which is a variation of India's Hindustani, a chop-suey language which includes Persian, Arabic and even some English words. While Rommel and his staff stood listening, the colonel rapped out his farewell. "Aj sham ko yihán se bhag jao," said he, which means roughly: "Let's get the hell out of here tonight...
...name he himself prefers-according to Nehru-rather than the addition of Mahatma. The suffix ji conveys an idea of simple respect in Hindustani and does not mean, as some might think, "dear little Gandhi...