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Seewoosagur Ramgoolam

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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam (Hindi: सर शिवसागर रामगुलाम; September 18, 1900 – December 15, 1985; often referred to as Chacha Ramgoolam) was a Mauritian politician, statesman and philanthropist. [1]

90 relations: Abdool Razack Mohamed, André Gide, André Malraux, Anerood Jugnauth, Ben Gurion Airport, Bhagavad Gita, Bihar, Bihari, Birthday Honours, British Mauritius, Cassam Moollan, Caudan Waterfront, Chagos Archipelago, Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity, Chief minister, Colonial Office, Culture of India, Curepipe, Dayendranath Burrenchobay, Decolonization, Districts of Mauritius, Elizabeth II, Emmanuel Anquetil, English language, English literature, Flacq District, Free education, French literature, Governor-General of Mauritius, Guru, Harold Macmillan, Henry Garrioch, Hindi, Hindu, Hinduism, History of Mauritius, Indentured servitude, India, Indian people, Jawaharlal Nehru, John Shaw Rennie, Joseph Tsang Mang Kin, Knight Bachelor, Kurmi, Kushwaha, Labour Party (Mauritius), Le Mauricien, Leonard Williams (politician), List of Prime Ministers of Mauritius, London, ..., London School of Economics, Mahatma Gandhi, Marseille, Mauritian general election, 1967, Mauritian general election, 1982, Mauritian general election, 1983, Mauritian Militant Movement, Mauritian rupee, Mauritians, Mauritians of Indian origin, Mauritius, Mauritius (1968–1992), Militant Socialist Movement, Navin Ramgoolam, Organisation of African Unity, Paris, Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate, Patna, Pension, Philanthropy, Physician, Politician, Port Louis, Prime Minister of Mauritius, Raman Osman, Ramayana, Rash Behari Bose, Royal College Curepipe, Sanskrit, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, State House (Mauritius), Sushil Ramgoolam, The Right Honourable, Universal health care, University College London, Upanishads, Vedas, Wind of Change (speech). Expand index (40 more) »

Abdool Razack Mohamed

Sir Abdul Razack Mohamed (আবদুল রাজাক মোহাম্মদ) (1906–1978) was an India-born former key Mauritian Minister in the pre and post-independence cabinet of Mauritius.

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André Gide

André Paul Guillaume Gide (22 November 1869 – 19 February 1951) was a French author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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André Malraux

André Malraux DSO (3 November 1901 – 23 November 1976) was a French novelist, art theorist and Minister of Cultural Affairs.

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Anerood Jugnauth

Sir Anerood Jugnauth GCSK, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, QC, MP, PC (born 29 March 1930) is a Mauritian politician who has served as both President and Prime Minister of Mauritius.

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Ben Gurion Airport

Ben Gurion International Airport (נמל התעופה הבינלאומי בן גוריון; مطار بن غوريون الدولي), commonly referred to as Ben Gurion Airport or Natbag (נתב״ג), is the main international airport of Israel and the busiest airport in the country, located to the southeast of Tel Aviv.

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Bhagavad Gita

The Bhagavad Gita (भगवद्गीता, in IAST,, lit. "The Song of God"), often referred to as the Gita, is a 700 verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata (chapters 23–40 of the 6th book of Mahabharata).

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Bihar

Bihar is an Indian state considered to be a part of Eastern as well as Northern India.

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Bihari

Bihari may refer to.

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Birthday Honours

King's/Queen's Birthday Honours is, in some Commonwealth realms, the marking of the reigning monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals.

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British Mauritius

British Mauritius was a British crown colony.

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Cassam Moollan

Sir Cassam Ismael Moollan (26 February 1927 – 15 November 2010) was the Acting Governor-General of Mauritius from 15 December 1985 until 17 January 1986.

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Caudan Waterfront

Le Caudan Waterfront is a commercial development in Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius.

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Chagos Archipelago

The Chagos Archipelago or Chagos Islands (formerly the Bassas de Chagas, and later the Oil Islands) are a group of seven atolls comprising more than 60 individual tropical islands in the Indian Ocean about 500 kilometres (310 mi) south of the Maldives archipelago.

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Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity

The Chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity served as the head of the Organisation of African Unity, a rotating position.

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Chief minister

A chief minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national entity, for instance a administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity.

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Colonial Office

The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created to deal with the colonial affairs of British North America but needed also to oversee the increasing number of colonies of the British Empire.

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Culture of India

The culture of India refers collectively to the thousands of distinct and unique cultures of all religions and communities present in India.

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Curepipe

Curepipe also known as La Ville-Lumière (The City of Light), is a town in Mauritius, located in the Plaines Wilhems District, the eastern part also lies in the Moka District.

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Dayendranath Burrenchobay

Sir Dayendranath Burrenchobay, KBE, CMG, CVO, GCSK, (born as सर डयेन्द्रनथ बुर्रेन्चोबय 24 March 1919 – 29 March 1999) was born in Plaine Magnien, Mauritius and served as Governor-General of Mauritius.

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Decolonization

Decolonization (American English) or decolonisation (British English) is the undoing of colonialism: where a nation establishes and maintains its domination over one or more other territories.

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Districts of Mauritius

The Districts of the Republic of Mauritius are the first-order administrative divisions.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Emmanuel Anquetil

Emmanuel Anquetil (1885-1946) was a Mauritian trade unionist, and the second leader of the Mauritius Labour Party.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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English literature

This article is focused on English-language literature rather than the literature of England, so that it includes writers from Scotland, Wales, and the whole of Ireland, as well as literature in English from countries of the former British Empire, including the United States.

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Flacq District

Flacq is a district of Mauritius, situated in the east of the island.

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Free education

Free education is education funded through taxation or charitable organizations rather than tuition funding.

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French literature

French literature is, generally speaking, literature written in the French language, particularly by citizens of France; it may also refer to literature written by people living in France who speak traditional languages of France other than French.

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Governor-General of Mauritius

The Governor-General of Mauritius (Gouverneur Général de Maurice) was the acting head of state of Mauritius from 12 March 1968 when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom.

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Guru

Guru (गुरु, IAST: guru) is a Sanskrit term that connotes someone who is a "teacher, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field.

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Harold Macmillan

Maurice Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton, (10 February 1894 – 29 December 1986) was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963.

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Henry Garrioch

Sir William Henry Garrioch (4 May 1916 – 18 February 2008) was the Acting Governor-General of Mauritius from 31 October 1977 until 23 March 1978.

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Hindi

Hindi (Devanagari: हिन्दी, IAST: Hindī), or Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: मानक हिन्दी, IAST: Mānak Hindī) is a standardised and Sanskritised register of the Hindustani language.

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Hindu

Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent.

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History of Mauritius

The known history of Mauritius begins with its discovery by Arabs, followed by Europeans and its appearance on maps in the early 16th century.

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Indentured servitude

An indentured servant or indentured laborer is an employee (indenturee) within a system of unfree labor who is bound by a signed or forced contract (indenture) to work for a particular employer for a fixed time.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian people

No description.

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Jawaharlal Nehru

Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics before and after independence.

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John Shaw Rennie

Sir John Shaw Rennie (12 January 1917 – 12 August 2002) was a British civil servant, UNRWA's Commissioner-General from 1971 to 1977.

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Joseph Tsang Mang Kin

Joseph Tsang Mang Kin (Officially: Tsang Fan Hin Tsang Mang Kin), born 12 March 1938, is a Mauritian poet, political scientist, philosopher and biographer.

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Knight Bachelor

The dignity of Knight Bachelor is the most basic and lowest rank of a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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Kurmi

The Kurmi is a Hindu agricultural caste in India and Nepal.

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Kushwaha

Kushwaha (sometimes, Kushvaha) is a community of the Indian subcontinent, which has traditionally been involved in agriculture (including beekeeping).

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Labour Party (Mauritius)

The Labour Party (PTR; Parti Travailliste) is a centre-left social-democratic political party in Mauritius, and one of the three main Mauritian political parties along with the Mauritian Militant Movement (MMM) and the Militant Socialist Movement (MSM).

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Le Mauricien

Le Mauricien is a French-language newspaper, based and distributed in Mauritius.

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Leonard Williams (politician)

Sir Arthur Leonard Williams (22 January 1904 – 27 December 1972) was a British politician who was General Secretary of the Labour Party during the 1960s.

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List of Prime Ministers of Mauritius

Five people have served as Prime Minister of Mauritius since the office was established in 1968, when independence from the United Kingdom was proclaimed.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London School of Economics

The London School of Economics (officially The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as LSE) is a public research university located in London, England and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was an Indian activist who was the leader of the Indian independence movement against British rule.

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Marseille

Marseille (Provençal: Marselha), is the second-largest city of France and the largest city of the Provence historical region.

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Mauritian general election, 1967

General elections were held in Mauritius on 7 August 1967.

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Mauritian general election, 1982

General elections were held in Mauritius on 11 June 1982.

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Mauritian general election, 1983

General elections were held in Mauritius on 21 August 1983.

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Mauritian Militant Movement

The Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) (Mauritian Militant Movement) is a left-wing socialist political party in Mauritius.

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Mauritian rupee

The rupee (sign: ₨; ISO 4217 code: MUR) is the currency of Mauritius.

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Mauritians

Mauritians (singular Mauritian; Mauricien) are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants.

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Mauritians of Indian origin

Mauritians of Indian origin, also known as Indo-Mauritians, are Mauritians whose ancestors are from the Indian subcontinent.

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Mauritius

Mauritius (or; Maurice), officially the Republic of Mauritius (République de Maurice), is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent.

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Mauritius (1968–1992)

Between independence in 1968 and becoming a republic in 1992, Mauritius was an independent sovereign state that shared its head of state with the United Kingdom and other states headed by Elizabeth II.

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Militant Socialist Movement

The Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialiste Militant; abbreviated MSM) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius that adheres to the philosophies of socialism and political democracy.

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Navin Ramgoolam

Navinchandra Ramgoolam, GCSK, FRCP (born 14 July 1947) is a Mauritian politician who was Prime Minister of Mauritius from 2005 to 2014 and leader of the Labour Party.

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Organisation of African Unity

The Organisation of African Unity (OAU; Organisation de l'unité africaine (OUA)) was established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 32 signatory governments.

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Paris

Paris is the capital and most populous city of France, with an area of and a population of 2,206,488.

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Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate

The Parti Mauricien Social Démocrate (PMSD) is a political party in Mauritius.

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Patna

Patna is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India.

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Pension

A pension is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years, and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments.

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Philanthropy

Philanthropy means the love of humanity.

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Physician

A physician, medical practitioner, medical doctor, or simply doctor is a professional who practises medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining, or restoring health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury, and other physical and mental impairments.

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Politician

A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking office in government.

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Port Louis

Port Louis (Port-Louis, Mauritian Creole: Porlwi poːrlwi) is the capital city of Mauritius.

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Prime Minister of Mauritius

The Prime Minister of Mauritius (Premier Ministre de Maurice) is the head of government of Mauritius.

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Raman Osman

Sir Abdool Raman Mahomed Osman, GCMG, CBE (29 August 1902 – 16 November 1992) was the Governor-General of Mauritius from 27 December 1972 to 31 October 1977.

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Ramayana

Ramayana (रामायणम्) is an ancient Indian epic poem which narrates the struggle of the divine prince Rama to rescue his wife Sita from the demon king Ravana.

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Rash Behari Bose

Rash Behari Bose (রাসবিহারী বসু Rashbihari Boshu; 25 May 188621 January 1945) was an Indian revolutionary leader against the British Raj and was one of the key organisers of the Ghadar Mutiny and later the Indian National Army.

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Royal College Curepipe

The Royal College Curepipe (commonly known as RCC), located in the centre of the town of Curepipe, Mauritius, is a state boys-only secondary school.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit is the primary liturgical language of Hinduism; a philosophical language of Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism and Jainism; and a former literary language and lingua franca for the educated of ancient and medieval India.

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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden

The Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanical Garden (sometimes shortened to the SSR Botanical Garden), commonly known as the Pamplemousses Botanical Garden, is a popular tourist attraction in Pamplemousses, near Port Louis, Mauritius, and the oldest botanical garden in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport is the main international airport in Mauritius.

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Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College

Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College (SSRMC), created in 1999, is the first medical college of Mauritius, established by the Indian Ocean Medical Institute Trust (IOMIT) in Mauritius in the memory of the 'father of the nation', late Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam.

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State House (Mauritius)

The State House (Le Château de Réduit.) is the official Residence of the President of Mauritius.

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Sushil Ramgoolam

Sushil Ramjoorawon, The Right Honorable Lady Ramgoolam (2 October 1922 – 5 January 1984; commonly known as Lady Sushil Ramgoolam) was the wife of the late Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, father of the nation, leader of the Labour Party from 1959 to 1982, ex-Prime Minister of Mauritius (1968-1982) and ex-Governor General of Mauritius (1983-1985).

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The Right Honourable

The Right Honourable (The Rt Hon. or Rt Hon.) is an honorific style traditionally applied to certain persons and to certain collective bodies in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, India, some other Commonwealth realms, the Anglophone Caribbean, Mauritius, and occasionally elsewhere.

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Universal health care

Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, universal care, or socialized health care) is a health care system that provides health care and financial protection to all citizens of a particular country.

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University College London

University College London (UCL) is a public research university in London, England, and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Upanishads

The Upanishads (उपनिषद्), a part of the Vedas, are ancient Sanskrit texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts and ideas of Hinduism, some of which are shared with religious traditions like Buddhism and Jainism.

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Vedas

The Vedas are ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism. Above: A page from the ''Atharvaveda''. The Vedas (Sanskrit: वेद, "knowledge") are a large body of knowledge texts originating in the ancient Indian subcontinent.

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Wind of Change (speech)

The "Wind of Change" speech was a historically significant address made by the UK Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to the Parliament of South Africa, on 3 February 1960 in Cape Town.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seewoosagur_Ramgoolam

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