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Happy Birthday, India. (She turns 58 today)
Sify News ^ | 8/15/05 | Sify news service

Posted on 08/14/2005 7:47:48 PM PDT by voletti

On midnight 14th August 1947, Great Britain ceded soverignity over the Indian subcontinent to its native people. The struggle for Independence was led by Mohandas K Gandhi and boasted stalwarts like Nehru. The day also marked the birth in blood of 2 new nations - India and Pakistan - in one ancient land .

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KEYWORDS: gandhi; happybirthday; india; nehru; pakistan
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To: jo4u

"SO THAT INDIANS CAN KICK THEIR DIRTY ASS.."
gee now is that nice. take some nice deep breaths, find a happy place.... feel better yet


62 posted on 08/17/2005 5:42:43 AM PDT by DM1
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To: jo4u

i mite be livin n a cage for 20yrs but i cn rite english.


63 posted on 08/17/2005 9:29:13 AM PDT by Luddite Patent Counsel (Theyre digging through all of your files, stealing back your best ideas.)
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To: minus_273

"now as for the colonies, France tried to reclaim indo china after losing it to Japan.. damn frogs."

And you reclaimed it from us, as Roosevelt was only to happy to give it to Chang Kaï Chek. Not much good has this country done to any of us, eh ?


64 posted on 08/19/2005 1:29:07 AM PDT by Atlantic Friend (Cursum Perficio)
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