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Open thread · opened 2 October

Gandhi Jayanti

1 commentslast comment opened by X.T.M

“India's independent day, ambedkar birthday.”

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Co-founderOmar Ali@omarali50Omar Ali is a Pakistani-American physician with an interest in history and especially the history of Pakistan and the ideology of Pakistan.
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