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Word: kirpans (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Khaddar and Kirpan. First, on a lawn overlooking the valley, there was the vice regal reception. The Congress delegation, headed by President Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, wore white caps, homespun khaddar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Simla Conference | 7/9/1945 | See Source »

...style hat, a smartly-cut lounge suit. Malik Khizar Hayat Khan Tiwana, Premier of the Punjab and spearhead of India's war effort, was dashing in a snow-white, plumed turban. Tara Singh, leader of the warlike Sikhs, was resplendent in a bright blue turban. He carried a kirpan (carved Sikh sword...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: INDIA: Simla Conference | 7/9/1945 | See Source »

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