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Peace is not merely an absence of war. It is also a state of mind.
Jawaharlal Nehru
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Jawaharlal Nehru
Age: 74 †
Born: 1889
Born: November 14
Died: 1964
Died: May 27
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Former Prime Minister Of India
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Prayag
Panditji
Nehru
Chacha Nehru
Pandit Nehru
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