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Nobody who has done business in any country with an Indian would doubt the shrewdness of Indians, but what Indian people bring to the world is something special and unique, which is the capacity for a loving interaction.

Gregory David Roberts

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Gregory David Roberts
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: June 21
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