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Usually in the guise of Gert and Daisy, Elsie and Doris Waters not only paved the way for other women to thrive in comedy today, but also, more generally, helped popularise a more intimate, ...

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'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji's dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us that ...