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Word: mahatmas (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...shall preserve the petticoat." cackled the Mahatma. "It really is the oddest souvenir of my already large collection...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Landing Gandhi | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

...That, Mahatma, is Buckingham Palace," explained a guide...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Landing Gandhi | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

...hookup. It was due to the enterprise of Newark's WOR alone. At the appointed time St. Gandhi refused to be hustled from his dates and milk; his flustered hostess, Miss Muriel Lester of Kingsley House, was forced to ad lib for many minutes. At length the Mahatma approached the microphone, prayed for a few moments silently. Then millions of U. S. listeners heard his first words: "Do I have to speak into this thing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Landing Gandhi | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

Without notes, speaking slowly, distinctly, the Mahatma talked for 20 minutes. Throughout the broadcast the voices of children playing in the streets outside could be heard. Said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Landing Gandhi | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

...Microphones are not new to the Mahatma. Because of his low voice, many of his speeches are amplified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Landing Gandhi | 9/21/1931 | See Source »

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