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Every little thing counts in a crisis.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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Jawaharlal Nehru
Age: 74 †
Born: 1889
Born: November 14
Died: 1964
Died: May 27
Autobiographer
Barrister
Former Prime Minister Of India
Politician
Statesperson
Trade Unionist
Writer
Prayag
Panditji
Nehru
Chacha Nehru
Pandit Nehru
Little
Thing
Every
Counts
Crisis
Littles

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