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The Ganga to me is the symbol of India's memorable past which has been flowing into the present and continues to flow towards the ocean of the future.

Jawaharlal Nehru

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Jawaharlal Nehru
Age: 74 †
Born: 1889
Born: November 14
Died: 1964
Died: May 27
Autobiographer
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Former Prime Minister Of India
Politician
Statesperson
Trade Unionist
Writer
Prayag
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Nehru
Chacha Nehru
Pandit Nehru
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