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" We have to prove to the disinherited majority of the world that ecology and conservation will not work against their interest but will bring an improvement in their lives. "

Indira Gandhi

World

Work

Will

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Indira Gandhi

Workaholic

Certainly

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Indira Gandhi

Any

Person

" I am frequently attacked. "

Indira Gandhi

Attacked

I Am

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