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Gandhi and
others march to
protest against the
government.
Father Gandhi
Gandhi was also known by
the name Mahatma (muh-
HAHT-muh). This means
“father of a nation.”
People in India today have a A Free India
lot of freedoms.
Since winning their
independence in 1950,
Indians enjoy voting rights
and freedom of speech,
religion, and the press.
A Model
Government
Today, the Indian
legislature is modeled
after Great Britain’s
parliamentary (pawr-luh-
MEN-tuh-ree) system.
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