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- proper noun A mytho-historical figure from India, best known as the father of another group of figures, the
Pandavas inMahabharata .
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In a two-page press statement in Hindi, Pandu alias Pandanna, a spokesperson of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), said the group 'wants to hold talks with the government in public interest, provided the government takes positive initiatives'.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Sujeet Kumar 2009
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In a press statement in Hindi, Pandu alias Pandanna, a spokesperson of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), said the group 'wants to hold talks with the government in public interest, provided the government takes positive initiatives.'
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Sujeet Kumar 2009
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In a press statement in Hindi, Pandu alias Pandanna, a spokesperson of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), said the group "wants to hold talks with the government in public interest, provided the government takes positive initiatives."
The Times of India 2009
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Bhishma and Drona and Kripa and others, and the high-souled Karna, and the heroic Yuyudhana, and Dhrishtadyumna, and by the four sons of Pandu, that is, Bhima and Arjuna and twins.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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His younger brother who was possessed of great strength and was really a great being known as Pandu, devoted to truth and virtue, was Purity's self.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose Adi Parva Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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His younger brother who was possessed of great strength and was really a great being known as Pandu, devoted to truth and virtue, was Purity's self.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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One of them, catching a glimpse of him, bore him a blind son (Dhritarashtra), while the other was so frightened that she bore a son of such pale complexion that he was known as Pandu, the White.
The Book of the Epic 1894
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"Sanjaya said, 'Pandu's son is well with his counsellors.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Witness remarks this week from Deputy Minister for State-Owned Enterprises Pandu Djajanto, as reported by the Financial Times, that the government plans only one other privatization this year, down from the five to 10 it had previously intended.
The Price Is Always Right Abheek Bhattacharya 2011
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The Pandavas, the sons of King Pandu, won the battle but lost the war that shattered the world they knew only to ruminate the rest of their lives in the emptiness of what they had won.
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