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India was ... a country filled for the most part with people who live so close to the necessities of existence that only important things are important to them.

Santha Rama Rau

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Santha Rama Rau
Age: 86 †
Born: 1923
Born: January 24
Died: 2009
Died: April 21
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Madras
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