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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His family, he told Gandhi, had tried to dissuade him from going to the protest, but "I couldn't stop myself".
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Overall, though, Noujaim and Gandhi would rather build their drama around Burning Man Project CEO Marian Goodell, a nice lady struggling to keep this hipster hootenanny alive.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Videos showing police dragging Gandhi away sparked widespread outrage.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
India's opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has been released after being detained outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence as part of education system protests that have pushed into Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Gandhi bound the crowd together to follow a new path, which he called Satyagraha—which means “truth with force,” or “firmness.”
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
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