Word: mahatma
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RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH was a very happy man Monday night. His movie Gandhi, a celebration of the life of the Indian leader for indepedence. Mahatma Gandhi, swept eight major Academy Awards, leaving Steven Spielberg, director of E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial, and Sydney Pollack, the director of Tootsie, a little flat-footed and gaping. They weren't the only ones; plenty of T.V.-watchers were bewildered as well after three hours of watching their favorites bypassed time after time...
...died in a 1980 plane crash. Over the past six months, Maneka claims, her movement has attracted 800,000 members, some of them disillusioned supporters of Indira's Congress (I) Party. Its charter: to work toward a democratic socialist state based on the ideals set forth by Mahatma Gandhi, who led the fight for India's independence (and to whom the currently feuding family is not related). Says an Indian newspaper editor: "One wonders which Gandhi she's talking about, the Mahatma or Sanjay? They are not the same. One was a saint. The other was very...
...government of India not only funded one-third of the movie from its treasury, but former Prime Minister Pandit Nehru and present Prime Minister Indira Gandhi (no relation to the Mahatma), along with other Indian officials, made suggestions on script, screenplay and casting, and rechecked the product throughout the shooting. This may in part account for the unfavorable light shone on Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan...
...article has more, and it gets wore. Since my own brightly optimistic enthusiasm inspired by the movie has been considerably dimmed, it's only fair that other Gandhi-lovers (the movie Gandhi, that is) should share the path. If you want fairy-tale heroes, try Star Wars or something. Mahatma Gandhi turns out to have been made of flesh and blood after...
...more than 2,000 covers, achieved their goal in 1958 with a letter simply sent to "John Gunther, Inside New York." But their hobby has exposed them to many unanticipated hazards. British Prime Minister Clement Attlee (1945, 1950, 1954) held out until the Lawrences sent him money for postage, Mahatma Gandhi (five-time cover subject) until they donated 10 rupees (then $3.32) to the Indian poor. After the Lawrences wrote to the King of Belgium (1949), the King's administrators contacted the U.S. State Department, and the Lawrences were checked by the FBI. President Miguel Alem...