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Nirmala Deshpande

Dr. Nirmala Deshpande (1929 - May 1, 2008), or Didi as she was affectionately known, was a Gandhian, social activist and member of Indian parliament. She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize and was the recipient of numerous awards including the Indian National Communal Harmony Award and the Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award.

Nirmala Deshpande videos

Victory to the World

Parliamentarian and social activist Nirmala Desphande describes how an Indian nationalist slogan was transformed into a wish of goodwill for the whole world.

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Limitation, Complexity and Interdependence

Parliamentarian and social activist Nirmala Deshpande interprets the ecological principles of limitation, complexity and interdependence

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The whole – I won't say only humanity – but the whole universe is interdependent, everything. We are all interdependent upon each other.