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The spinning wheel became the symbol of Indian independence. So we always say, if the spinning wheel was the symbol of our first independence, then the seed is the symbol of our second independence.
Vandana Shiva
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Vandana Shiva
Age: 71
Born: 1952
Born: November 5
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