Word: passy
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...task required computer-like knowledge of each constituency's class, caste and religious makeup. In one area dominated by harijans, the untouchables, a member of the passi, or swineherd caste, was selected; in Brahman constituencies, Brahmans were chosen; in Moslem areas, which hold 16% of the state's population, Moslems. The Congress Party's tactics paid off: it won a clear majority of seats. In the face of the party's apparent inability to solve the state's numerous problems, it was an impressive personal triumph for Mrs. Gandhi...
...producing this Spanish play the Dramatic Club is following its newly established policy of staging in translation notable European plays which have never been produced in America. "The Passi Flower" and "The Bonds of Interest," the only two plays by the same author thus far seen on the American stage, have been enthusiastically received, and "The Governor's Wife" promises to merit equal attention. It is a three-act comedy, first produced in Spain in 1901, but translated into English by John Garrett Underhill only a few months ago. Although of decided Spanish atmosphere, the play has universal appeal...
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