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Word: priyadarshini (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1984-1984
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When Indira Priyadarshini (the second name means Dear to Behold) was born on Nov. 19, 1917, in Allahabad in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, the Nehru family servants gathered around to pay homage to the master's elaborately swaddled infant, and one of them misguidedly congratulated Nehru on the birth of a son. Perhaps he did wish for a political heir; if so, it had to be Indira, for there were to be no other children...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sad, Lonely, but Never Afraid | 11/12/1984 | See Source »

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