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Lakshmi is the goddess of light, beauty, good fortune and wealth. Another early influence was the first book on the communist. Lakshmi sehgal, a close associate of netaji subhash chandra bose, passed away on monday. She is a member of the communist party of india, former active member of parliament of kanpur and the president of all india democratic women association. Captain lakshmi sahgal 1914 2012 a life of struggle. Here is the list of some such books written by indian writers. She picked up the gun for the indian national army ina founded by netaji. It is difficult to implement remote learning for children in elementary sections. Laxmi sehgal of rani jhansi regiment of azad hind fauj. They enrich indian literature with some famous books.
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