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America is a country no one should go to for the first time.

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
Panditji
Nehru
Chacha Nehru
Pandit Nehru
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In the name of religion many great and fine deeds have been performed. In the name of religion also, thousands and millions have been killed, and every possible crime has been committed.
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