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I grew up like a boy, also because most of the children who came to our house were boys.

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Indira Gandhi
Age: 66 †
Born: 1917
Born: November 19
Died: 1984
Died: October 31
Former Prime Minister Of India
Politician
Writer
Prayag
Indira Nehru
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Nehru
Indira Ghandi
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Children
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in today's world no country can be absolutely independent of another. It is a world of interdependence.
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