Gandhi, Islam and More
Gandhi, Islam and More
Gandhi, Islam and More
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MADHUR TANKHA
NEW DELHI, January 31, 2013
Updated: January 31, 2013 12:38 IST
ARRIVAL: Vice-President Hamid Ansari (second from left) releasing a book titled Faith and
Freedom: Gandhi in History authored by Professor Mushirul Hasan (left) along with former West Bengal Governor Gopal Krishna Gandhi (second from right) and renowned author Ashis Nandy (right) on the 65th death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday. Photo: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar TOPICS arts, culture and entertainment books and l !"ra!ur"
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