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Narendra Modi

03/16/25

@ Lex Fridman

I would collect leftover pieces of chalk from school to polish my shoes, and I made sure whatever I wore looked proper, even without arrangements for ironing clothes.

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Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India - Power, Democracy, War & Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast #460

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Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India - Power, Democracy, War & Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast #460

03/16/25

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