Gandhi
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Indira 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
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Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma, 1869–1948, Hindu religious leader, nationalist, and social reformer.
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Rajiv 1944–91, Indian political leader: prime minister 1984–89 (son of Indira).
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Indira ( Priyadarshini ) (ɪnˈdɪərə, ˈɪndərə), daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. 1917–84, Indian stateswoman; prime minister of India (1966–77; 1980–84); assassinated
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Mohandas Karamchand (ˌməʊhənˈdʌs ˌkʌrəmˈtʃʌnd), known as Mahatma Gandhi. 1869–1948, Indian political and spiritual leader and social reformer. He played a major part in India's struggle for home rule and was frequently imprisoned by the British for organizing acts of civil disobedience. He advocated passive resistance and hunger strikes as means of achieving reform, campaigned for the untouchables, and attempted to unite Muslims and Hindus. He was assassinated by a Hindu extremist
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Rajiv (ræˈdʒiːv), son of Indira Gandhi. 1944–91, Indian statesman; prime minister of India (1984–89); assassinated
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Those four companies, culled from a list drawn up by KBW analyst Shreyank Gandhi, are among the largest not in the S&P 500.
From Barron's
In April 1930, Gandhi concluded his pivotal salt march, breaking the British monopoly on salt production - a charged symbol of colonial misrule.
From BBC
Mahatma Gandhi, then a lawyer in Johannesburg, represented a Rand Club cook in a labor dispute a few years later.
“They all appear real,” Gandhi said about the patches.
From Los Angeles Times
Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi said in a statement that the news was "extremely heartbreaking".
From BBC
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