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Word: khuskhus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Delhi's zoo were shipped off to the mountains to beat the heat, and hordes of humans had the same idea; many queued up all night at railway ticket offices to buy seats for the few train coaches that were air-conditioned. City employees demonstrated angrily for khuskhus curtains-spongy grass screens that cool the air when sprayed with water -for their office windows; municipal officials had to place a guard at the new water cooler to keep away outsiders, who flocked in to fill their jugs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: The Loo's Caress | 6/27/1960 | See Source »

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