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Quote by Indira Gandhi

“How can anybody who is the head of a nation afford not to be a prag-matist?”

Quote by Indira Gandhi

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Indira Gandhi, born on November 19, 1917, and died on October 31, 1984, was the first female Prime Minister of India and one of the longest-serving Prime Ministers in Indian history. more

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